Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Honduras
Honduras: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 47.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Honduras, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Honduras is 47.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 18.4% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Honduras peaked at 68.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1991.
Honduras ranks 133rd of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.7% | — |
| 1991 | 1.4% | -16.0% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +344.7% |
| 1993 | 11.9% | +84.1% |
| 1994 | 22.2% | +87.0% |
| 1995 | 38.7% | +74.3% |
| 1996 | 33.5% | -13.3% |
| 1997 | 33.5% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 43.7% | +30.4% |
| 1999 | 36.3% | -17.0% |
| 2000 | 38.0% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | +32.3% |
| 2002 | 59.5% | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 68.9% | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 66.6% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 62.9% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 62.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 61.2% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 54.9% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 57.5% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 59.5% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 51.8% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 42.5% | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 46.6% | +26.1% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 38.6% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 40.5% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 47.9% | +18.4% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 47.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.9%, 75% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 47.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.6%, 60% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +344.7% | 1.4% | 6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.9% | 1.4% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.3% | 38.0% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 37.0% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 38.6% | 47.9% | 4 |
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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Honduras?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Honduras was 47.9% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 68.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1991.
- How does Honduras rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Honduras ranks 133rd out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.