Access to electricity in Honduras
Honduras: Access to electricity was 95.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Honduras, 1991–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity in Honduras is 95.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Honduras peaked at 95.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.8%, in 1991.
That places Honduras 153rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Access to electricity in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 54.8% | — |
| 1992 | 58.9% | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 61.1% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 64.7% | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 66.1% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 61.7% | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 64.8% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 66.9% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 67.4% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 67.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 64.2% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 63.1% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 65.1% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 67.1% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 68.9% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 71.3% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 76.4% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 78.3% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 82.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 83.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 88.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 86.5% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 91.6% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 93.1% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 94.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.9% | 54.8% | 67.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 69.5% | 63.1% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.3% | 81.0% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 93.1% | 95.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More energy & mining data for Honduras
- Fuel imports 17.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.2% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Honduras?
- Access to electricity in Honduras was 95.5% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.8% in 1991.
- How does Honduras rank for access to electricity?
- Honduras ranks 153rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.