Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Honduras
Honduras: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 30.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Honduras, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 30.2% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Honduras peaked at 98.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2019.
That places Honduras 66th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 98.3% | — |
| 1991 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 93.6% | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 88.1% | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 77.8% | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 61.3% | -21.2% |
| 1996 | 66.5% | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 56.3% | -15.3% |
| 1999 | 59.5% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 61.8% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 48.6% | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 37.9% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 28.4% | -25.1% |
| 2005 | 30.9% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 43.8% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 38.1% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 35.8% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 31.6% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | +30.9% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | -29.4% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | +26.8% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | -21.3% |
| 2024 | 30.2% | +11.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 30.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 30.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.5%, 2.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.6% | 56.3% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 28.4% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 22.9% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 26.8% | 34.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More energy & mining data for Honduras
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 17.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Honduras?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Honduras was 30.2% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2019.
- How does Honduras rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Honduras ranks 66th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.