Sanitation facilities usage in Honduras

Honduras: Sanitation facilities usage was 369,234 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
369,234 people
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
51st
of 232 countries
All-time high
1.20 million people
in 2000
All-time low
369,234 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Sanitation facilities usage in Honduras, 2000–2024

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M2000201220242000: 1.2M people2001: 1.2M people2002: 1.2M people2003: 1.1M people2004: 1.1M people2005: 1.1M people2006: 1.1M people2007: 1.0M people2008: 1.0M people2009: 979.9k people2010: 946.4k people2011: 911.4k people2012: 875.3k people2013: 837.9k people2014: 799.4k people2015: 760.0k people2016: 719.6k people2017: 678.5k people2018: 636.5k people2019: 593.8k people2020: 550.2k people2021: 505.6k people2022: 460.6k people2023: 415.2k people2024: 369.2k people

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 369,234 people for sanitation facilities usage in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Honduras peaked at 1.20 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 369,234 people, in 2024.

Honduras ranks 51st of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.10 million people 979,852 people 1.20 million people 10
2010s 775,875 people 593,794 people 946,355 people 10
2020s 460,155 people 369,234 people 550,184 people 5

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 48 Zambia 435,970 people compare
  2. 49 Malawi 420,944 people compare
  3. 50 Solomon Islands 371,400 people compare
  4. 52 Lesotho 345,039 people compare
  5. 53 Iran 335,653 people compare
  6. 54 Ecuador 310,092 people compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sanitation facilities usage in Honduras?
Sanitation facilities usage in Honduras was 369,234 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 recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 1.20 million people in 2000.
What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 369,234 people in 2024.
How does Honduras rank for sanitation facilities usage?
Honduras ranks 51st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage
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
232 places, 5,488 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.