People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (%) in Honduras
Honduras: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (%) was 99.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Honduras is 99.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Honduras peaked at 99.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 96.3%, in 2000.
That places Honduras 68th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (%) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.3% | — |
| 2001 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 99.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.4%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 99.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.7%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.9% | 96.3% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 97.6% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 99.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 65 Jordan 99.4% compare
- 66 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 99.3% compare
- 67 Turks and Caicos Islands 99.2% compare
- 69 Bolivia 99.2% compare
- 70 Montenegro 99.2% compare
- 71 Vietnam 99.2% compare
More health data for Honduras
- 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 using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Honduras?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Honduras was 99.2% 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 using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.3% in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban?
- Honduras ranks 68th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.