Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Honduras
Honduras: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 84.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Honduras, 2006–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Honduras stood at 84.3%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Honduras peaked at 84.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 79.4%, in 2006.
That places Honduras 35th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 79.4% | — |
| 2007 | 79.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 79.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 79.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 79.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 79.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 80.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 80.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 82.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 83.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 83.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 84.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | +0.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 84.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.2%, 2.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 84.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 82.9%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.4% | 79.4% | 79.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 79.4% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 83.9% | 84.3% | 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)
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- 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 share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Honduras?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Honduras was 84.3% 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 share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.4% in 2006.
- How does Honduras rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Honduras ranks 35th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.