Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Honduras
Honduras: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions was 450,488 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
450,488 tonnes
Change on year
down 32.0%
World rank
54th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.39 million tonnes
in 2015
All-time low
-985,760 tonnes
in 2020
Years of data
154
1871–2024
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Honduras, 1871–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Honduras is 450,488 tonnes, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 32.0% on the previous year and up 157.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Honduras peaked at 1.39 million tonnes in 2015 and was at its lowest, -985,760 tonnes, in 2020.
That places Honduras 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Honduras, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1872 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1873 | 3 tonnes | — |
| 1874 | 2 tonnes | -33.3% |
| 1875 | -2 tonnes | -200.0% |
| 1876 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
| 1877 | 5 tonnes | — |
| 1878 | 38 tonnes | +660.0% |
| 1879 | 34 tonnes | -10.5% |
| 1880 | -34 tonnes | -200.0% |
| 1881 | -38 tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1882 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
| 1883 | 48 tonnes | — |
| 1884 | 90 tonnes | +87.5% |
| 1885 | -51 tonnes | -156.7% |
| 1886 | 236 tonnes | -562.7% |
| 1887 | -164 tonnes | -169.5% |
| 1888 | -62 tonnes | -62.2% |
| 1889 | 108 tonnes | -274.2% |
| 1890 | -36 tonnes | -133.3% |
| 1891 | -156 tonnes | +333.3% |
| 1892 | 12 tonnes | -107.7% |
| 1893 | -18 tonnes | -250.0% |
| 1894 | 6 tonnes | -133.3% |
| 1895 | 389 tonnes | +6383.3% |
| 1896 | -10 tonnes | -102.6% |
| 1897 | -118 tonnes | +1080.0% |
| 1898 | 1,000 tonnes | -947.5% |
| 1899 | 1,321 tonnes | +32.1% |
| 1900 | 465 tonnes | -64.8% |
| 1901 | -211 tonnes | -145.4% |
| 1902 | 870 tonnes | -512.3% |
| 1903 | -372 tonnes | -142.8% |
| 1904 | 1,693 tonnes | -555.1% |
| 1905 | 423 tonnes | -75.0% |
| 1906 | -2,532 tonnes | -698.6% |
| 1907 | 1,629 tonnes | -164.3% |
| 1908 | 2,634 tonnes | +61.7% |
| 1909 | 839 tonnes | -68.1% |
| 1910 | 1,954 tonnes | +132.9% |
| 1911 | 2,137 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1912 | 3,034 tonnes | +42.0% |
| 1913 | 12,080 tonnes | +298.2% |
| 1914 | 15,263 tonnes | +26.3% |
| 1915 | 1,498 tonnes | -90.2% |
| 1916 | -2,888 tonnes | -292.8% |
| 1917 | -10,146 tonnes | +251.3% |
| 1918 | -12,365 tonnes | +21.9% |
| 1919 | 5,978 tonnes | -148.3% |
| 1920 | 12,914 tonnes | +116.0% |
| 1921 | -572 tonnes | -104.4% |
| 1922 | -21,473 tonnes | +3654.0% |
| 1923 | -11,179 tonnes | -47.9% |
| 1924 | 1,007 tonnes | -109.0% |
| 1925 | -307 tonnes | -130.5% |
| 1926 | -1,529 tonnes | +398.0% |
| 1927 | -787 tonnes | -48.5% |
| 1928 | 1,192 tonnes | -251.5% |
| 1929 | -354 tonnes | -129.7% |
| 1930 | 3,322 tonnes | -1038.4% |
| 1931 | -6,820 tonnes | -305.3% |
| 1932 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
| 1933 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1934 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1935 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1936 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1937 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1938 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1939 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1940 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1941 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1942 | 767 tonnes | — |
| 1943 | -385 tonnes | -150.2% |
| 1944 | 385 tonnes | -200.0% |
| 1945 | 382 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1946 | -382 tonnes | -200.0% |
| 1947 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
| 1948 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1949 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1950 | 300,448 tonnes | — |
| 1951 | 46,865 tonnes | -84.4% |
| 1952 | 10,992 tonnes | -76.5% |
| 1953 | -25,648 tonnes | -333.3% |
| 1954 | 43,968 tonnes | -271.4% |
| 1955 | 58,624 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1956 | 18,320 tonnes | -68.8% |
| 1957 | 120,912 tonnes | +560.0% |
| 1958 | 10,992 tonnes | -90.9% |
| 1959 | -30 tonnes | -100.3% |
| 1960 | 29,193 tonnes | -97410.0% |
| 1961 | 120,883 tonnes | +314.1% |
| 1962 | -36,700 tonnes | -130.4% |
| 1963 | 10,992 tonnes | -130.0% |
| 1964 | 10,933 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 29,223 tonnes | +167.3% |
| 1966 | 54,930 tonnes | +88.0% |
| 1967 | 69,586 tonnes | +26.7% |
| 1968 | 347,991 tonnes | +400.1% |
| 1969 | -47,632 tonnes | -113.7% |
| 1970 | 212,423 tonnes | -546.0% |
| 1971 | -59,221 tonnes | -127.9% |
| 1972 | 204,291 tonnes | -445.0% |
| 1973 | -26,961 tonnes | -113.2% |
| 1974 | 47,205 tonnes | -275.1% |
| 1975 | 107,427 tonnes | +127.6% |
| 1976 | 109,810 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 222,812 tonnes | +102.9% |
| 1978 | 46,047 tonnes | -79.3% |
| 1979 | -116,632 tonnes | -353.3% |
| 1980 | 115,147 tonnes | -198.7% |
| 1981 | -230,114 tonnes | -299.8% |
| 1982 | -58,350 tonnes | -74.6% |
| 1983 | 226,959 tonnes | -489.0% |
| 1984 | -19,095 tonnes | -108.4% |
| 1985 | -71,658 tonnes | +275.3% |
| 1986 | -60,722 tonnes | -15.3% |
| 1987 | 319,214 tonnes | -625.7% |
| 1988 | 320,776 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 215,307 tonnes | -32.9% |
| 1990 | -175,616 tonnes | -181.6% |
| 1991 | 22,308 tonnes | -112.7% |
| 1992 | 276,346 tonnes | +1138.8% |
| 1993 | 137,465 tonnes | -50.3% |
| 1994 | 290,262 tonnes | +111.2% |
| 1995 | 605,196 tonnes | +108.5% |
| 1996 | 39,286 tonnes | -93.5% |
| 1997 | 134,813 tonnes | +243.2% |
| 1998 | 800,248 tonnes | +493.6% |
| 1999 | -106,025 tonnes | -113.2% |
| 2000 | 326,951 tonnes | -408.4% |
| 2001 | 633,387 tonnes | +93.7% |
| 2002 | 280,387 tonnes | -55.7% |
| 2003 | 741,496 tonnes | +164.5% |
| 2004 | 507,381 tonnes | -31.6% |
| 2005 | -359,302 tonnes | -170.8% |
| 2006 | 863,351 tonnes | -340.3% |
| 2007 | 518,210 tonnes | -40.0% |
| 2008 | 316,490 tonnes | -38.9% |
| 2009 | -502,500 tonnes | -258.8% |
| 2010 | 76,130 tonnes | -115.2% |
| 2011 | 750,112 tonnes | +885.3% |
| 2012 | 251,708 tonnes | -66.4% |
| 2013 | 219,900 tonnes | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 174,964 tonnes | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 1.39 million tonnes | +697.1% |
| 2016 | -959,061 tonnes | -168.8% |
| 2017 | 259,177 tonnes | -127.0% |
| 2018 | -321,734 tonnes | -224.1% |
| 2019 | 1.09 million tonnes | -437.7% |
| 2020 | -985,760 tonnes | -190.7% |
| 2021 | 1.08 million tonnes | -209.9% |
| 2022 | 682,272 tonnes | -37.0% |
| 2023 | 662,335 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 450,488 tonnes | -32.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 450,488 tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 105,942 tonnes, 4.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 450,488 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 109,750 tonnes, 4.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +97410.0% | -30 tonnes | 29,193 tonnes |
| 1895 | +6383.3% | 6 tonnes | 389 tonnes |
| 1922 | -3654.0% | -572 tonnes | -21,473 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 8.89 tonnes | -2 tonnes | 38 tonnes | 9 |
| 1880s | 13.3 tonnes | -164 tonnes | 236 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 239 tonnes | -156 tonnes | 1,321 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 543.8 tonnes | -2,532 tonnes | 2,634 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 1,654 tonnes | -12,365 tonnes | 15,263 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | -2,109 tonnes | -21,473 tonnes | 12,914 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | -349.8 tonnes | -6,820 tonnes | 3,322 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 76.7 tonnes | -385 tonnes | 767 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 58,544 tonnes | -25,648 tonnes | 300,448 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 58,940 tonnes | -47,632 tonnes | 347,991 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 74,720 tonnes | -116,632 tonnes | 222,812 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 75,746 tonnes | -230,114 tonnes | 320,776 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 202,428 tonnes | -175,616 tonnes | 800,248 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 332,585 tonnes | -502,500 tonnes | 863,351 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 293,214 tonnes | -959,061 tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 378,459 tonnes | -985,760 tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | 5 |
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 120.92 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,603 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,686 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 167.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 799.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 752.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 47.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.84 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Honduras?
- Year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Honduras was 450,488 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 million tonnes in 2015.
- What is the lowest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was -985,760 tonnes in 2020.
- How does Honduras rank for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Honduras ranks 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.