Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Honduras
Honduras: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 3.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Honduras is 3.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Honduras peaked at 18.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2024.
That places Honduras 64th out of 249 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.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | 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. (42 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 3.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 10.0× the median. (39 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
- 61 Grenada 3.5% compare
- 62 Uganda 3.5% compare
- 63 Cabo Verde 3.4% compare
- 65 Panama 3.1% compare
- 66 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.0% compare
- 67 Equatorial Guinea 2.9% compare
More infrastructure data for Honduras
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 459,820 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.25 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0425 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 459,820 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7094 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Honduras?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Honduras was 3.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Honduras ranks 64th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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