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Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Honduras

Honduras: Electricity generation from fossil fuels was 5.56 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.56 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
84th
of 209 countries
All-time high
5.7 terawatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
1.39 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Honduras, 2000–2024

1234562000201220242000: 1.4 terawatt-hours2001: 2 terawatt-hours2002: 2.5 terawatt-hours2003: 2.8 terawatt-hours2004: 3.4 terawatt-hours2005: 3.7 terawatt-hours2006: 3.8 terawatt-hours2007: 3.9 terawatt-hours2008: 4 terawatt-hours2009: 3.6 terawatt-hours2010: 3.7 terawatt-hours2011: 4 terawatt-hours2012: 4.2 terawatt-hours2013: 4.6 terawatt-hours2014: 4.9 terawatt-hours2015: 5 terawatt-hours2016: 4.8 terawatt-hours2017: 4 terawatt-hours2018: 3.6 terawatt-hours2019: 5 terawatt-hours2020: 4.6 terawatt-hours2021: 4.3 terawatt-hours2022: 4.6 terawatt-hours2023: 5.7 terawatt-hours2024: 5.6 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

Honduras recorded 5.56 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from fossil fuels in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels in Honduras peaked at 5.7 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.39 terawatt-hours, in 2000.

Honduras ranks 84th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.1 terawatt-hours 1.39 terawatt-hours 4.01 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 4.4 terawatt-hours 3.61 terawatt-hours 5.04 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 4.94 terawatt-hours 4.29 terawatt-hours 5.7 terawatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 81 Sri Lanka 6.62 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 82 Senegal 6.12 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 83 Tanzania 5.93 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 85 Brunei 5.55 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 86 Moldova 5.47 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 87 Guatemala 5 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 216 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from fossil fuels in Honduras?
Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Honduras was 5.56 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 5.7 terawatt-hours in 2023.
What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 1.39 terawatt-hours in 2000.
How does Honduras rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
Honduras ranks 84th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Honduras data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from fossil fuels
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,239 data points, 1920–2025
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