Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Honduras
Honduras: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas was 295,640 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Honduras, 2000–2024
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.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Honduras, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.09 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.08 million people | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.06 million people | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.03 million people | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.01 million people | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 983,817 people | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 956,287 people | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 927,332 people | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 897,050 people | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 865,536 people | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 832,730 people | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 798,779 people | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 763,818 people | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 727,974 people | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 691,265 people | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 653,885 people | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 615,896 people | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 577,345 people | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 538,326 people | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 498,876 people | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 458,862 people | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 418,244 people | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 377,486 people | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 336,697 people | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 295,640 people | -12.2% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 295,640 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 539,517 people, 55% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 295,640 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,343 people, 28.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Honduras
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7924 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0527 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4642 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.287 (2050)
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
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.