People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (%) in Honduras
Honduras: People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (%) was 45.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Honduras is 45.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Honduras peaked at 45.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 2000.
Honduras ranks 41st of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (%) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.2% | — |
| 2001 | 38.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 38.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 39.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 40.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 40.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 41.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 41.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 42.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 42.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 43.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 43.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 43.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 44.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 44.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 45.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 45.5% | +0.7% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 45.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.7%, 1.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 45.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.7%, 97% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.5% | 38.2% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 41.2% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 44.2% | 45.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Honduras?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Honduras was 45.5% 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 safely managed drinking water services, rural recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, rural recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural?
- Honduras ranks 41st out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 safely managed drinking water services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.