Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Honduras
Honduras: Annual percentage change in primary energy use was -1.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Honduras, 1981–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Honduras recorded -1.1% for annual percentage change in primary energy use in 2024.
The figure is down 110.7% on the previous year and down 119.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in primary energy use in Honduras peaked at 26.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -9.3%, in 2020.
That places Honduras 174th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -7.2% | — |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -104.7% |
| 1983 | 7.9% | +2261.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -90.9% |
| 1985 | -7.7% | -1172.7% |
| 1986 | 11.1% | -245.1% |
| 1987 | -1.1% | -110.0% |
| 1988 | 18.5% | -1761.0% |
| 1989 | 18.7% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 11.9% | -36.5% |
| 1991 | -0.8% | -107.0% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | -529.7% |
| 1993 | -1.3% | -135.6% |
| 1994 | 6.6% | -619.2% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | +85.5% |
| 1996 | 9.6% | -21.5% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | -66.5% |
| 1998 | 10.8% | +234.3% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | -41.1% |
| 2000 | -5.8% | -190.7% |
| 2001 | 15.0% | -359.1% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | -70.9% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +152.2% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | -2.6% | -123.3% |
| 2006 | -6.1% | +132.6% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | -539.5% |
| 2008 | -1.6% | -106.1% |
| 2009 | -5.9% | +264.4% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -157.1% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -24.3% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | +215.0% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -82.0% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +308.0% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +90.7% |
| 2016 | -5.1% | -145.3% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -176.3% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -61.2% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +531.1% |
| 2020 | -9.3% | -198.0% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | -267.0% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -71.3% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +139.5% |
| 2024 | -1.1% | -110.7% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's -1.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.8%. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's -1.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +2261.3% | 0.3% | 7.9% |
| 1988 | +1761.0% | -1.1% | 18.5% |
| 1985 | -1172.7% | 0.7% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.6% | -7.7% | 18.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.2% | -1.3% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | -6.1% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | -5.1% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | -9.3% | 15.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More energy & mining data for Honduras
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in primary energy use in Honduras?
- Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Honduras was -1.1% in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in primary energy use recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in primary energy use recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.3% in 2020.
- How does Honduras rank for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Honduras ranks 174th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in primary energy use rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 119.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in primary energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.