People using at least basic sanitation services in Honduras
Honduras: People using at least basic sanitation services was 87.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services 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 using at least basic sanitation services in Honduras stood at 87.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Honduras peaked at 87.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.5%, in 2000.
Honduras ranks 135th of 214 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.1% | 64.5% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 74.5% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 84.0% | 87.7% | 5 |
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More health data for Honduras
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 112,353 (2025)
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 3.56 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.33 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 109,606 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 114,822 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 108,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 113,578 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 107,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 110,034 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Honduras?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Honduras was 87.7% 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 sanitation services recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.5% in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Honduras ranks 135th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.