Electricity generation from renewables in Honduras
Honduras: Electricity generation from renewables was 6.92 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from renewables in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 6.92 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from renewables in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 105.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from renewables in Honduras peaked at 6.92 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.69 terawatt-hours, in 2002.
Honduras ranks 85th of 214 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.
Electricity generation from renewables in Honduras, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.25 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1.94 terawatt-hours | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 1.69 terawatt-hours | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 1.92 terawatt-hours | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 1.76 terawatt-hours | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 1.83 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.19 terawatt-hours | +19.7% |
| 2007 | 2.36 terawatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 2.47 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 3.25 terawatt-hours | +31.6% |
| 2010 | 3.5 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 3.44 terawatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 3.64 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 3.62 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 3.37 terawatt-hours | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 3.97 terawatt-hours | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 4.47 terawatt-hours | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 5.38 terawatt-hours | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 6.1 terawatt-hours | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 5.64 terawatt-hours | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 5.54 terawatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 6.83 terawatt-hours | +23.3% |
| 2022 | 6.76 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 6.79 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 6.92 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 6.92 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.03 terawatt-hours, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 6.92 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.92 terawatt-hours, 7.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.17 terawatt-hours | 1.69 terawatt-hours | 3.25 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.31 terawatt-hours | 3.37 terawatt-hours | 6.1 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.57 terawatt-hours | 5.54 terawatt-hours | 6.92 terawatt-hours | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from renewables in Honduras?
- Electricity generation from renewables in Honduras was 6.92 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 renewables recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 6.92 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 terawatt-hours in 2002.
- How does Honduras rank for electricity generation from renewables?
- Honduras ranks 85th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.3%. 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 renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.