Sanitation facilities usage in Honduras
Honduras: Sanitation facilities usage was 369,234 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage 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 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in Honduras, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.20 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.19 million people | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.17 million people | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.15 million people | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.12 million people | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.10 million people | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.07 million people | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.04 million people | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.01 million people | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 979,852 people | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 946,355 people | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 911,441 people | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 875,256 people | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 837,912 people | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 799,424 people | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 759,981 people | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 719,644 people | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 678,450 people | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 636,490 people | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 593,794 people | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 550,184 people | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 505,591 people | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 460,559 people | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 415,208 people | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 369,234 people | -11.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 369,234 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 585,262 people, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 369,234 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,936 people, 125.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.