People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Honduras
Honduras: People practicing open defecation (% of population) was 3.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation in Honduras stood at 3.4%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Honduras peaked at 18.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2024.
That places Honduras 58th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.3% | — |
| 2001 | 17.6% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -12.6% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 3.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 51% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 3.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 6.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 12.0% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 6.0% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.4% | 5.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7082 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 521 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0509 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3974 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0534 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Honduras?
- People practicing open defecation in Honduras was 3.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Honduras ranks 58th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.