Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Honduras
Honduras: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 483.8 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Honduras, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 483.8 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Honduras peaked at 483.8 kilograms per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 202.97 kilograms per person, in 1991.
Honduras ranks 123rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Honduras, year by year
| Year | kilograms per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 210.82 kilograms per person | — |
| 1991 | 202.97 kilograms per person | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 220.05 kilograms per person | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 243.4 kilograms per person | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 276.02 kilograms per person | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 270.05 kilograms per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 254.07 kilograms per person | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 271.76 kilograms per person | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 293.53 kilograms per person | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 331.23 kilograms per person | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 320.78 kilograms per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 332.94 kilograms per person | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 325.7 kilograms per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 323.07 kilograms per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 319.22 kilograms per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 284.82 kilograms per person | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 259.9 kilograms per person | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 403.33 kilograms per person | +55.2% |
| 2008 | 379.4 kilograms per person | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 362.64 kilograms per person | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 355.01 kilograms per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 357.12 kilograms per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 363.74 kilograms per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 355.49 kilograms per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 363.01 kilograms per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 421.12 kilograms per person | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 427.1 kilograms per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 407.8 kilograms per person | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 406.55 kilograms per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 424.39 kilograms per person | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 348.83 kilograms per person | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 447.04 kilograms per person | +28.2% |
| 2022 | 439.61 kilograms per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 483.8 kilograms per person | +10.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 483.8 kilograms per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 246.89 kilograms per person, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 483.8 kilograms per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,079 kilograms per person, 45% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +55.2% | 259.9 kilograms per person | 403.33 kilograms per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 257.39 kilograms per person | 202.97 kilograms per person | 331.23 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 331.18 kilograms per person | 259.9 kilograms per person | 403.33 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 388.13 kilograms per person | 355.01 kilograms per person | 427.1 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 429.82 kilograms per person | 348.83 kilograms per person | 483.8 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 120 Uzbekistan 514.97 kilograms per person compare
- 121 Cape Verde 497.76 kilograms per person compare
- 122 Morocco 484.99 kilograms per person compare
- 124 Vietnam 452.01 kilograms per person compare
- 125 Cambodia 418.39 kilograms per person compare
- 126 Mauritania 404.19 kilograms per person compare
More climate change data for Honduras
- 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 per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Honduras?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Honduras was 483.8 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 483.8 kilograms per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 202.97 kilograms per person in 1991.
- How does Honduras rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Honduras ranks 123rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.