Per capita ghg emissions in Honduras
Honduras: Per capita ghg emissions was 3.19 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.19
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
137th
of 199 countries
All-time high
39.01
in 1943
All-time low
2.6
in 2005
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Honduras, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita ghg emissions in Honduras stood at 3.19.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Honduras peaked at 39.01 in 1943 and was at its lowest, 2.6, in 2005.
Honduras ranks 137th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita ghg emissions in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 28.35 | — |
| 1851 | 26.5 | -6.5% |
| 1852 | 26.05 | -1.7% |
| 1853 | 26.46 | +1.6% |
| 1854 | 23.79 | -10.1% |
| 1855 | 22.25 | -6.4% |
| 1856 | 21.42 | -3.7% |
| 1857 | 20.92 | -2.3% |
| 1858 | 20.02 | -4.3% |
| 1859 | 20.33 | +1.6% |
| 1860 | 18.01 | -11.4% |
| 1861 | 17.56 | -2.5% |
| 1862 | 19.42 | +10.6% |
| 1863 | 17.31 | -10.9% |
| 1864 | 17.94 | +3.7% |
| 1865 | 16.22 | -9.6% |
| 1866 | 14.86 | -8.4% |
| 1867 | 14.69 | -1.1% |
| 1868 | 14.46 | -1.6% |
| 1869 | 13.63 | -5.7% |
| 1870 | 13.26 | -2.7% |
| 1871 | 13.29 | +0.2% |
| 1872 | 13.47 | +1.4% |
| 1873 | 14.16 | +5.1% |
| 1874 | 14.53 | +2.6% |
| 1875 | 15.91 | +9.5% |
| 1876 | 15.81 | -0.6% |
| 1877 | 15.22 | -3.7% |
| 1878 | 15.05 | -1.1% |
| 1879 | 19.79 | +31.5% |
| 1880 | 17.54 | -11.4% |
| 1881 | 18.34 | +4.6% |
| 1882 | 16.11 | -12.2% |
| 1883 | 15.63 | -3.0% |
| 1884 | 14.98 | -4.2% |
| 1885 | 14 | -6.6% |
| 1886 | 13.29 | -5.1% |
| 1887 | 13.56 | +2.1% |
| 1888 | 12.76 | -5.9% |
| 1889 | 12 | -6.0% |
| 1890 | 11.87 | -1.1% |
| 1891 | 12.11 | +2.0% |
| 1892 | 11.28 | -6.8% |
| 1893 | 10.67 | -5.4% |
| 1894 | 10.71 | +0.3% |
| 1895 | 11.91 | +11.2% |
| 1896 | 11.89 | -0.2% |
| 1897 | 10.44 | -12.2% |
| 1898 | 11.61 | +11.2% |
| 1899 | 9.89 | -14.8% |
| 1900 | 10.43 | +5.5% |
| 1901 | 10.24 | -1.8% |
| 1902 | 9.77 | -4.6% |
| 1903 | 9.34 | -4.4% |
| 1904 | 9.31 | -0.4% |
| 1905 | 9.46 | +1.7% |
| 1906 | 8.49 | -10.3% |
| 1907 | 8.18 | -3.6% |
| 1908 | 8.34 | +1.9% |
| 1909 | 7.93 | -4.9% |
| 1910 | 10.06 | +26.8% |
| 1911 | 10.49 | +4.3% |
| 1912 | 12.02 | +14.5% |
| 1913 | 12.41 | +3.3% |
| 1914 | 15.21 | +22.5% |
| 1915 | 12.85 | -15.5% |
| 1916 | 14.45 | +12.5% |
| 1917 | 12.54 | -13.3% |
| 1918 | 11.9 | -5.1% |
| 1919 | 11.69 | -1.8% |
| 1920 | 18.76 | +60.5% |
| 1921 | 24.62 | +31.2% |
| 1922 | 25.23 | +2.5% |
| 1923 | 24.84 | -1.5% |
| 1924 | 28.72 | +15.6% |
| 1925 | 25.51 | -11.2% |
| 1926 | 26.76 | +4.9% |
| 1927 | 26.62 | -0.5% |
| 1928 | 27.17 | +2.0% |
| 1929 | 25.76 | -5.2% |
| 1930 | 28.47 | +10.5% |
| 1931 | 29.02 | +2.0% |
| 1932 | 28.42 | -2.1% |
| 1933 | 31.88 | +12.2% |
| 1934 | 29.49 | -7.5% |
| 1935 | 31.94 | +8.3% |
| 1936 | 29.49 | -7.7% |
| 1937 | 30.21 | +2.4% |
| 1938 | 30.34 | +0.4% |
| 1939 | 28.32 | -6.7% |
| 1940 | 33.63 | +18.7% |
| 1941 | 38.13 | +13.4% |
| 1942 | 36.66 | -3.8% |
| 1943 | 39.01 | +6.4% |
| 1944 | 37.08 | -4.9% |
| 1945 | 38.5 | +3.8% |
| 1946 | 37.44 | -2.7% |
| 1947 | 35.15 | -6.1% |
| 1948 | 35.43 | +0.8% |
| 1949 | 34.76 | -1.9% |
| 1950 | 35.77 | +2.9% |
| 1951 | 34.54 | -3.4% |
| 1952 | 34.03 | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 34.23 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 35.38 | +3.4% |
| 1955 | 34.69 | -2.0% |
| 1956 | 34.84 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 33.71 | -3.2% |
| 1958 | 32.75 | -2.9% |
| 1959 | 36.19 | +10.5% |
| 1960 | 24.22 | -33.1% |
| 1961 | 19.25 | -20.5% |
| 1962 | 16.59 | -13.8% |
| 1963 | 14.98 | -9.7% |
| 1964 | 13.82 | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 13.19 | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 12.04 | -8.7% |
| 1967 | 11.05 | -8.2% |
| 1968 | 10 | -9.5% |
| 1969 | 9.54 | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 9.53 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 10.97 | +15.1% |
| 1972 | 10.12 | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 8.65 | -14.5% |
| 1974 | 10.08 | +16.5% |
| 1975 | 11.54 | +14.5% |
| 1976 | 12.93 | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 10.92 | -15.5% |
| 1978 | 8.41 | -23.0% |
| 1979 | 7.23 | -14.1% |
| 1980 | 6.96 | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 6.81 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 6.57 | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 8.05 | +22.5% |
| 1984 | 6.58 | -18.3% |
| 1985 | 6.46 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 5.86 | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 6.39 | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 7.9 | +23.5% |
| 1989 | 6.64 | -15.9% |
| 1990 | 6.6 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 6.23 | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 11.7 | +87.7% |
| 1993 | 9.3 | -20.5% |
| 1994 | 9.27 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 7.18 | -22.6% |
| 1996 | 5.57 | -22.4% |
| 1997 | 5.42 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 7.29 | +34.7% |
| 1999 | 3.5 | -52.1% |
| 2000 | 2.96 | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 3.83 | +29.4% |
| 2002 | 4.87 | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 3.89 | -20.3% |
| 2004 | 2.9 | -25.4% |
| 2005 | 2.6 | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 2.83 | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 3.01 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 3.1 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 3.99 | +28.8% |
| 2010 | 3.83 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 4.05 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 3.44 | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 3.34 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 3.05 | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 3.74 | +22.5% |
| 2016 | 4.11 | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 3.75 | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 3.08 | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 3.27 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 3.31 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.91 | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 3.1 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 3.16 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 3.19 | +1.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 3.19 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 3.19 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.28, 60% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +87.7% | 6.23 | 11.7 |
| 1920 | +60.5% | 11.69 | 18.76 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 23.61 | 20.02 | 28.35 | 10 |
| 1860s | 16.41 | 13.63 | 19.42 | 10 |
| 1870s | 15.05 | 13.26 | 19.79 | 10 |
| 1880s | 14.82 | 12 | 18.34 | 10 |
| 1890s | 11.24 | 9.89 | 12.11 | 10 |
| 1900s | 9.15 | 7.93 | 10.43 | 10 |
| 1910s | 12.36 | 10.06 | 15.21 | 10 |
| 1920s | 25.4 | 18.76 | 28.72 | 10 |
| 1930s | 29.76 | 28.32 | 31.94 | 10 |
| 1940s | 36.58 | 33.63 | 39.01 | 10 |
| 1950s | 34.61 | 32.75 | 36.19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.47 | 9.54 | 24.22 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.04 | 7.23 | 12.93 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.82 | 5.86 | 8.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.21 | 3.5 | 11.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4 | 2.6 | 4.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.57 | 3.05 | 4.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.13 | 2.91 | 3.31 | 5 |
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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 ghg emissions in Honduras?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Honduras was 3.19 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 39.01 in 1943.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 in 2005.
- How does Honduras rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Honduras ranks 137th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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