Electricity generation per person in Honduras
Honduras: Electricity generation per person was 1,153 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation per person in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation per person in Honduras is 1,153 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation per person in Honduras peaked at 1,173 kilowatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 553.38 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Honduras 140th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation per person in Honduras, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 553.38 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 578.57 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 598.08 kilowatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 657.38 kilowatt-hours | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 706.95 kilowatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 739.47 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 778.39 kilowatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 802.83 kilowatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 808.73 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 837.62 kilowatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 860.64 kilowatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 874.65 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 899.59 kilowatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 923.59 kilowatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 915.8 kilowatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 975.39 kilowatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 988.06 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 978.29 kilowatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 994.35 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1,072 kilowatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 1,002 kilowatt-hours | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 1,081 kilowatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 1,083 kilowatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,173 kilowatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 1,153 kilowatt-hours | -1.7% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 1,153 kilowatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 447.22 kilowatt-hours, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 1,153 kilowatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,705 kilowatt-hours, 43% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 706.14 kilowatt-hours | 553.38 kilowatt-hours | 837.62 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 948.24 kilowatt-hours | 860.64 kilowatt-hours | 1,072 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,098 kilowatt-hours | 1,002 kilowatt-hours | 1,173 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)
- 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 per person in Honduras?
- Electricity generation per person in Honduras was 1,153 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation per person recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1,173 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 553.38 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for electricity generation per person?
- Honduras ranks 140th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation per person rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. 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 per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.