Primary energy use per person in Honduras
Honduras: Primary energy use per person was 5,242 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary energy use per person in Honduras, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2024, primary energy use per person in Honduras stood at 5,242 kilowatt-hours per person.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy use per person in Honduras peaked at 5,392 kilowatt-hours per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,745 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1985.
Honduras ranks 152nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,989 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,745 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,409 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,781 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,441 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,303 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,741 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,028 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,361 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,311 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,909 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,766 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,933 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,248 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,392 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 149 Cape Verde 5,932 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 150 Eswatini 5,607 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 151 Guatemala 5,430 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 153 Tajikistan 5,042 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 154 Cambodia 4,968 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 155 Palestine 4,920 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Honduras
- Fuel imports 17.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.2% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 33.8% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 60.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary energy use per person in Honduras?
- Primary energy use per person in Honduras was 5,242 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy use per person recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 5,392 kilowatt-hours per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary energy use per person recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,745 kilowatt-hours per person in 1985.
- How does Honduras rank for primary energy use per person?
- Honduras ranks 152nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary energy use per person rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.