Honduras
Capital: Tegucigalpa · Lower middle income · Pop. 10.8 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Honduras, 65.52% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 3.7 million people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Honduras has about 8,664 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 2% of those internal resources annually (low water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 73% of Honduras's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Honduras have safe drinking water?
65.52% of Honduras's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 3.7 million people do not.
Does Honduras have enough freshwater?
Honduras has roughly 8,664 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 2% of it annually (low stress).