Share of electricity production by source in Honduras
Honduras: Share of electricity production by source was 47.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity production by source in Honduras, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, share of electricity production by source in Honduras stood at 47.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.4% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Honduras peaked at 68.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1991.
That places Honduras 131st out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.7% | — |
| 1991 | 1.4% | -16.0% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +344.7% |
| 1993 | 11.9% | +84.1% |
| 1994 | 22.2% | +87.0% |
| 1995 | 38.7% | +74.3% |
| 1996 | 33.5% | -13.3% |
| 1997 | 33.5% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 43.7% | +30.4% |
| 1999 | 36.3% | -17.0% |
| 2000 | 38.0% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | +32.3% |
| 2002 | 59.5% | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 68.9% | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 66.6% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 62.9% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 62.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 61.2% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 54.9% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 57.5% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 59.5% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 51.8% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 42.5% | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 46.6% | +26.1% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 38.6% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 40.5% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 47.9% | +18.4% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 47.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.9%, 75% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 47.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.6%, 60% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity production by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +344.7% | 1.4% | 6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.9% | 1.4% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.3% | 38.0% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 37.0% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 38.6% | 47.9% | 4 |
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 share of electricity production by source in Honduras?
- Share of electricity production by source in Honduras was 47.9% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 68.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1991.
- How does Honduras rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Honduras ranks 131st out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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