Number of people without access to electricity in Honduras
Honduras: Number of people without access to electricity was 487,157 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity in Honduras, 1991–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 487,157 people for number of people without access to electricity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity in Honduras peaked at 2.56 million people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 468,374 people, in 2023.
That places Honduras 60th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity in Honduras, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.32 million people | — |
| 1992 | 2.17 million people | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 2.11 million people | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.97 million people | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 1.94 million people | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 2.26 million people | +16.3% |
| 1997 | 2.14 million people | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 2.07 million people | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 2.09 million people | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.14 million people | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 2.42 million people | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 2.56 million people | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 2.48 million people | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 2.40 million people | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.33 million people | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.20 million people | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 2.08 million people | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 1.89 million people | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 1.78 million people | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.59 million people | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 1.52 million people | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.43 million people | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 1.14 million people | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 1.02 million people | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 923,730 people | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 790,640 people | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 1.29 million people | +63.7% |
| 2018 | 820,278 people | -36.6% |
| 2019 | 884,984 people | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 698,255 people | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 607,103 people | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 585,977 people | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 468,374 people | -20.1% |
| 2024 | 487,157 people | +4.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 487,157 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 781,524 people, 62% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 487,157 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,413 people, 142.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people without access to electricity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +63.7% | 790,640 people | 1.29 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.12 million people | 1.94 million people | 2.32 million people | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.23 million people | 1.78 million people | 2.56 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million people | 790,640 people | 1.59 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 569,373 people | 468,374 people | 698,255 people | 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)
- 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 number of people without access to electricity in Honduras?
- Number of people without access to electricity in Honduras was 487,157 people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 million people in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 468,374 people in 2023.
- How does Honduras rank for number of people without access to electricity?
- Honduras ranks 60th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people without access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.