Per capita methane emissions in Honduras
Honduras: Per capita methane emissions was 0.8275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.8275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
121st
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1880
All-time low
0.7677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1999
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Honduras, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Honduras is 0.8275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Honduras peaked at 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1880 and was at its lowest, 0.7677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1999.
Honduras ranks 121st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 118 Georgia 0.8559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 119 North Macedonia 0.8383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 120 Nigeria 0.8323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 122 Fiji 0.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 123 Croatia 0.8154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 124 Zimbabwe 0.7997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 per capita methane emissions in Honduras?
- Per capita methane emissions in Honduras was 0.8275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1880.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1999.
- How does Honduras rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Honduras ranks 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.