Share of electricity generation from wind in Honduras
Honduras: Share of electricity generation from wind was 6.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from wind in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from wind in Honduras is 6.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from wind in Honduras peaked at 9.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Honduras 44th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from wind in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 1.6% | — |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +170.0% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +27.6% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +54.3% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +54.9% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | +8.8% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 6.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 16.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from wind 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +170.0% | 1.6% | 4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 0.0% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 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 share of electricity generation from wind in Honduras?
- Share of electricity generation from wind in Honduras was 6.0% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from wind recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from wind recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for share of electricity generation from wind?
- Honduras ranks 44th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from wind rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share of electricity generation from wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.