Electricity demand per person in Honduras
Honduras: Electricity demand per person was 1,167 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,167 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
147th
of 214 countries
All-time high
1,186 kilowatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
595.95 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity demand per person in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity demand per person in Honduras stood at 1,167 kilowatt-hours.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Honduras peaked at 1,186 kilowatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 595.95 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Honduras ranks 147th 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 demand per person in Honduras, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 595.95 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 624.45 kilowatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 657.17 kilowatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 703.73 kilowatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 759.01 kilowatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 746.15 kilowatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 781 kilowatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 804.1 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 807.48 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 831.51 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 861.83 kilowatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 879.33 kilowatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 908.77 kilowatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 935.96 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 951.11 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 991.63 kilowatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1,020 kilowatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1,022 kilowatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,031 kilowatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1,097 kilowatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 1,030 kilowatt-hours | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 1,100 kilowatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 1,101 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,186 kilowatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 1,167 kilowatt-hours | -1.7% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 1,167 kilowatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 671.99 kilowatt-hours, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 1,167 kilowatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,703 kilowatt-hours, 43% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 731.05 kilowatt-hours | 595.95 kilowatt-hours | 831.51 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 969.91 kilowatt-hours | 861.83 kilowatt-hours | 1,097 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,117 kilowatt-hours | 1,030 kilowatt-hours | 1,186 kilowatt-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)
- 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 demand per person in Honduras?
- Electricity demand per person in Honduras was 1,167 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1,186 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 595.95 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for electricity demand per person?
- Honduras ranks 147th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.