Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Honduras

Honduras: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas was 295,640 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
295,640 people
Change on year
down 12.2%
World rank
52nd
of 175 countries
All-time high
1.09 million people
in 2000
All-time low
295,640 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Honduras, 2000–2024

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M2000201220242000: 1.1M people2001: 1.1M people2002: 1.1M people2003: 1.0M people2004: 1.0M people2005: 983.8k people2006: 956.3k people2007: 927.3k people2008: 897.0k people2009: 865.5k people2010: 832.7k people2011: 798.8k people2012: 763.8k people2013: 728.0k people2014: 691.3k people2015: 653.9k people2016: 615.9k people2017: 577.3k people2018: 538.3k people2019: 498.9k people2020: 458.9k people2021: 418.2k people2022: 377.5k people2023: 336.7k people2024: 295.6k people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Honduras stood at 295,640 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and down 57.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Honduras peaked at 1.09 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 295,640 people, in 2024.

That places Honduras 52nd out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 990,197 people 865,536 people 1.09 million people 10
2010s 669,889 people 498,876 people 832,730 people 10
2020s 377,386 people 295,640 people 458,862 people 5

Countries ranked near Honduras

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  3. 51 Ecuador 310,092 people compare
  4. 53 Argentina 285,250 people compare
  5. 54 Burundi 271,391 people compare
  6. 55 Guinea-Bissau 168,600 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Honduras?
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Honduras was 295,640 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 million people in 2000.
What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 295,640 people in 2024.
How does Honduras rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
Honduras ranks 52nd out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Honduras data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
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Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.