Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Honduras
Honduras: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 5.86 million tonnes in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Honduras, 1870–2017
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 5.86 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in 2017. That is the highest value across all 129 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 93.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Honduras peaked at 5.86 million tonnes in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1870.
That places Honduras 119th out of 179 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 27.4 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 148 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 606.7 tonnes | 194 tonnes | 1,323 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 2,535 tonnes | 1,500 tonnes | 6,567 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 28,091 tonnes | 9,635 tonnes | 52,843 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 184,390 tonnes | 62,838 tonnes | 319,184 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 414,231 tonnes | 356,684 tonnes | 437,059 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 443,879 tonnes | 443,879 tonnes | 443,879 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 446,562 tonnes | 443,879 tonnes | 450,012 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 450,779 tonnes | 450,779 tonnes | 450,779 tonnes | 1 |
| 1970s | 450,779 tonnes | 450,779 tonnes | 450,779 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 450,779 tonnes | 450,779 tonnes | 450,779 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 485,206 tonnes | 454,438 tonnes | 630,297 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.42 million tonnes | 982,295 tonnes | 3.62 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.06 million tonnes | 3.90 million tonnes | 5.86 million tonnes | 8 |
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More climate change data for Honduras
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Population, total 11.01 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Urban population 6.52 million (2025)
- Urban population 59.3% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.19 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 310.24 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.19 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.19 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Honduras?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Honduras was 5.86 million tonnes in 2017, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 5.86 million tonnes in 2017.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1870.
- How does Honduras rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Honduras ranks 119th out of 179 countries with data for 2017.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.0%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.