Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Honduras
Honduras: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 181.62 watts per capita in 2024. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
In 2024, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Honduras stood at 181.62 watts per capita.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Honduras peaked at 185.51 watts per capita in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65.8 watts per capita, in 2001.
That places Honduras 109th out of 221 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.
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Honduras, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.58 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 65.8 watts per capita | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 70.17 watts per capita | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 70.28 watts per capita | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 71.43 watts per capita | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 73.67 watts per capita | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 73.86 watts per capita | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 77.18 watts per capita | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 74.76 watts per capita | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 74.35 watts per capita | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 74.57 watts per capita | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 85.33 watts per capita | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 90.02 watts per capita | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 89.04 watts per capita | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 101.9 watts per capita | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 147.13 watts per capita | +44.4% |
| 2016 | 157.37 watts per capita | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 168.34 watts per capita | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 173.9 watts per capita | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 175.62 watts per capita | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 184.33 watts per capita | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 182.81 watts per capita | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 185.51 watts per capita | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 182.36 watts per capita | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 181.62 watts per capita | -0.4% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 181.62 watts per capita is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65.03 watts per capita, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 181.62 watts per capita is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 207.73 watts per capita, 87% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +44.4% | 101.9 watts per capita | 147.13 watts per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.91 watts per capita | 65.8 watts per capita | 77.18 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 126.32 watts per capita | 74.57 watts per capita | 175.62 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 183.33 watts per capita | 181.62 watts per capita | 185.51 watts per capita | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 106 North Korea 190.76 watts per capita compare
- 107 Ukraine 188.85 watts per capita compare
- 108 Seychelles 182.07 watts per capita compare
- 110 Moldova 177.29 watts per capita compare
- 111 Thailand 175.9 watts per capita compare
- 112 Azerbaijan 173.36 watts per capita compare
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 renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Honduras?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Honduras was 181.62 watts per capita in 2024, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 185.51 watts per capita in 2022.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.8 watts per capita in 2001.
- How does Honduras rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Honduras ranks 109th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita).