Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Honduras
Honduras: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 73,595 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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
Honduras recorded 73,595 people for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Honduras peaked at 114,919 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 73,595 people, in 2024.
That places Honduras 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 113,476 people | 110,309 people | 114,919 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 105,985 people | 94,917 people | 113,626 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 82,770 people | 73,595 people | 91,323 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Honduras?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Honduras was 73,595 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 urban areas recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 114,919 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 73,595 people in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Honduras ranks 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. 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 urban 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.