Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Honduras
Honduras: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 47.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Honduras, 1990–2024
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 47.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 19.9% 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 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) 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 | 55.5% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 51.4% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 42.1% | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 46.3% | +26.3% |
| 2020 | 44.1% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 38.3% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 40.2% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 47.7% | +18.8% |
| 2024 | 47.6% | -0.2% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 47.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.6%, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 47.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.2%, 59% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) 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 | 51.3% | 36.7% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 38.3% | 47.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
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- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
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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 47.6% in 2024, 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 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. 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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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.