Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Honduras
Honduras: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 47.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil sources in Honduras, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 47.2% for electricity production from oil sources in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Honduras peaked at 68.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1991.
Honduras ranks 56th 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 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 | 61.1% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 52.4% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 54.3% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 53.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 56.4% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 57.9% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 54.5% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 51.0% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 42.1% | -17.4% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 45.8% | +24.9% |
| 2020 | 43.6% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 40.2% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | +17.5% |
| 2024 | 47.2% | -0.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 47.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 10.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 47.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.1%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil 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 | 58.1% | 38.0% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 36.7% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.2% | 37.7% | 47.2% | 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 oil sources in Honduras?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Honduras was 47.2% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 68.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1991.
- How does Honduras rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Honduras ranks 56th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. 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 sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.