Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Honduras
Honduras: Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity was 0.5797 gigawatts in 2025. ▲ Rising
Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Honduras, 2015–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Honduras is 0.5797 gigawatts, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Honduras peaked at 0.5797 gigawatts in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.391 gigawatts, in 2015.
Honduras ranks 81st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Honduras, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.391 gigawatts | — |
| 2016 | 0.412 gigawatts | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4539 gigawatts | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5138 gigawatts | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5158 gigawatts | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5159 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5196 gigawatts | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5196 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5196 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5446 gigawatts | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 0.5797 gigawatts | +6.4% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.5797 gigawatts is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1229 gigawatts, 4.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.5797 gigawatts is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0758 gigawatts, 7.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4573 gigawatts | 0.391 gigawatts | 0.5158 gigawatts | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5332 gigawatts | 0.5159 gigawatts | 0.5797 gigawatts | 6 |
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 solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Honduras?
- Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Honduras was 0.5797 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5797 gigawatts in 2025.
- What is the lowest solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.391 gigawatts in 2015.
- How does Honduras rank for solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity?
- Honduras ranks 81st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Solar photovoltaic (on-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts.