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Honduras · Environment

Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.

10 indicators · 9 with data

Land

Forest cover

% of land area

35th of 213 · 9th in Latin America
Forest coverHonduras's forest cover fell from 61.7 % in 1994 to 56.3 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202054%56%58%60%62%64%56.3 %

Honduras's forest cover fell from 61.7 % in 1994 to 56.3 % in 2023.

Forest area

km²

66th of 213 · 13th in Latin America
Forest areaHonduras's forest area fell from 69,040 km in 1994 to 62,964 km in 2023.19952000200520102015202062k64k66k68k70k62,964 km

Honduras's forest area fell from 69,040 km in 1994 to 62,964 km in 2023.

Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)

% of land area

64th of 213 · 13th in Latin America
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)Honduras's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 21.2 % in 2013 to 23.0 % in 2025.20142016201820202022202420%22%24%26%28%30%23.0 %

Honduras's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 21.2 % in 2013 to 23.0 % in 2025.

Agricultural land (% of land area)

% of land area

120th of 209 · 17th in Latin America
Agricultural land (% of land area)Honduras's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 31.5 % in 1994 to 32.0 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202024%26%28%30%32%34%32.0 %

Honduras's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 31.5 % in 1994 to 32.0 % in 2023.

Arable land (% of land area)

% of land area

108th of 206 · 15th in Latin America
Arable land (% of land area)Honduras's arable land (% of land area) fell from 14.7 % in 1994 to 9.1 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520208%10%12%14%16%9.1 %

Honduras's arable land (% of land area) fell from 14.7 % in 1994 to 9.1 % in 2023.

Air

Air pollution (PM2.5)

micrograms per m³

153rd of 200 · 34th in Latin America
Air pollution (PM2.5)Honduras's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 38.2 in 1994 to 30.7 in 2023.19952000200520102015202030354030.7

Honduras's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 38.2 in 1994 to 30.7 in 2023.

Water

Water stress

% of internal resources

41st of 175 · 10th in Latin America
Water stressHonduras's water stress was 1.8 % in 2003 and 1.8 % in 2022.20052010201520202%2%2%2%2%2%1.8 %

Honduras's water stress was 1.8 % in 2003 and 1.8 % in 2022.

Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita

cubic metres per person

53rd of 181 · 16th in Latin America
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capitaHonduras's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 16,717 in 1993 to 8,664 in 2022.1995200020052010201520208,00010k12k14k16k18k8,664

Honduras's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 16,717 in 1993 to 8,664 in 2022.

Access

Safe drinking water

% of population

93rd of 148 · 11th in Latin America
Safe drinking waterHonduras's safe drinking water rose from 41.8 % in 2000 to 65.5 % in 2024.2000200520102015202040%50%60%70%65.5 %

Honduras's safe drinking water rose from 41.8 % in 2000 to 65.5 % in 2024.

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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Honduras.

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