Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Honduras

Honduras: Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 85.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
85.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
46th
of 120 countries
All-time high
85.0%
in 2024
All-time low
83.5%
in 2006
Years of data
19
2006–2024

Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Honduras, 2006–2024

0204060802006201520242006: 83.5 %2007: 83.5 %2008: 83.6 %2009: 83.6 %2010: 83.7 %2011: 83.8 %2012: 84 %2013: 84.1 %2014: 84.3 %2015: 84.4 %2016: 84.5 %2017: 84.6 %2018: 84.7 %2019: 84.8 %2020: 84.9 %2021: 85 %2022: 85 %2023: 85 %2024: 85 %

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Honduras is 85.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Honduras peaked at 85.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.5%, in 2006.

Honduras ranks 46th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 83.5% 83.5% 83.6% 4
2010s 84.3% 83.7% 84.8% 10
2020s 85.0% 84.9% 85.0% 5

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 43 Mongolia 86.4% compare
  2. 44 Costa Rica 86.0% compare
  3. 45 Marshall Islands 85.1% compare
  4. 47 Algeria 84.9% compare
  5. 48 Pakistan 84.8% compare
  6. 49 Syria 84.5% compare

See the full ranking of 120 places →

More population data for Honduras

All data for Honduras →

Frequently asked questions

What is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Honduras?
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Honduras was 85.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2024.
What is the lowest share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 83.5% in 2006.
How does Honduras rank for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
Honduras ranks 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 1,792 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.