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.
Per capita methane emissions in Honduras, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1852 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1853 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1855 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1861 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1862 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1863 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1864 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1865 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1866 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1867 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1868 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1869 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1870 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1871 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1872 | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1873 | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1874 | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1875 | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1876 | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1877 | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1878 | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1879 | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1880 | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1881 | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1883 | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1884 | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1885 | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1886 | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1887 | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1888 | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1889 | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1890 | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1891 | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1892 | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1893 | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1894 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1895 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1896 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1897 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1898 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1899 | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1900 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1901 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1902 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1903 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1904 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1905 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1906 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1907 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1908 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1909 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1910 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1911 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1913 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1914 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1915 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1916 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1919 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1921 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1922 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1923 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1924 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1925 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1926 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1927 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1928 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1929 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1930 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1931 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1932 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1933 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1934 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1935 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1936 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1937 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1938 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1939 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1940 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1941 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1942 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1943 | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1944 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1945 | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1946 | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1947 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1948 | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1949 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1950 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1951 | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.7% |
| 1994 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.8275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.8275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 80% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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.