People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Honduras
Honduras: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 78.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed 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
In 2024, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Honduras stood at 78.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Honduras peaked at 78.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.1%, in 2000.
Honduras ranks 45th of 104 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, urban in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.1% | — |
| 2001 | 46.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 46.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 48.7% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 51.1% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 53.5% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 55.9% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 60.8% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 63.3% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 65.7% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 68.2% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 70.7% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 73.2% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 75.7% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 77.5% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 77.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 77.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 78.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 78.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 78.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.0% | 46.1% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 65.7% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 78.1% | 78.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 42 Kyrgyzstan 81.0% compare
- 43 Costa Rica 80.4% compare
- 44 Sri Lanka 80.1% compare
- 46 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 77.0% compare
- 47 Eswatini 76.9% compare
- 48 Azerbaijan 76.5% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,052 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 521 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Honduras?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Honduras was 78.4% 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 using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.1% in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Honduras ranks 45th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.