Honduras Electricity
Generation (2024)#104 World
12.48TWh−0.07% YoY
Consumption (2024)#111 World
8.62TWh−4.4% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
44.6%55.4%
Electricity Generation in Honduras
- Net electricity generation in Honduras reached 12.48 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#104 in the world), a decrease of 0.07% from 12.49 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.04% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 44.6% (5.56 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Honduras and renewables 55.4% (6.92 terawatt-hours).
- Honduras reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 1.1% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 55.4% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Honduras
- Honduras consumed 8.62 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#111 in the world), a decrease of 4.4% from 2023. This represents 0.03% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Honduras averaged 795.8 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 2.18 kilowatt-hours per day (#149 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Honduras
- Honduras had a total installed electricity capacity of 3.49 gigawatts in 2024 (#107 in the world), an increase of 5.8% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 45.2% and renewables at 54.6% of Honduras's installed capacity in 2024.
- Honduras's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 40.8% in 2024, with hydro at 51.1%, fossil fuels at 40.2% and wind at 35.6%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Honduras
- Honduras imported 0.16 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈1.8% of consumption).
- Honduras exported 0.006 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈0.05% of generation).
- This made Honduras a net importer of 0.15 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024.
Grid Efficiency in Honduras
- Distribution losses in Honduras were 4.02 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 32.2% of total generation, up from 31.1% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Honduras
- In 2024, Honduras generated approximately 0.03 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.02 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.01 terawatt-hours.
Honduras Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.48 | −0.07% | 104 | 0.04% | 8.62 | −4.4% | 111 | 0.03% | 795.8 | 3.49 | +5.8% | 107 | 0.04% | 0.16 | 0.006 | 0.15 | 4.02 |
| 2023 | 12.49 | +10.3% | 104 | 0.04% | 9.01 | +14.1% | 109 | 0.03% | 846.6 | 3.3 | +0.77% | 106 | 0.04% | 0.15 | 0.0088 | 0.14 | 3.62 |
| 2022 | 11.32 | +1.8% | 105 | 0.04% | 7.9 | −1.7% | 114 | 0.03% | 754.7 | 3.27 | +2.4% | 104 | 0.04% | 0.2 | 0.003 | 0.19 | 3.61 |
| 2021 | 11.12 | +9.6% | 104 | 0.04% | 8.03 | +16.8% | 114 | 0.03% | 780.3 | 3.2 | +0.49% | 104 | 0.04% | 0.2 | 0.003 | 0.2 | 3.29 |
| 2020 | 10.14 | −4.8% | 107 | 0.04% | 6.87 | −11% | 114 | 0.03% | 679.3 | 3.18 | +4.2% | 103 | 0.04% | 0.74 | 0.46 | 0.29 | 3.55 |
| 2019 | 10.65 | +9.7% | 105 | 0.04% | 7.72 | +7.7% | 110 | 0.03% | 776.7 | 3.05 | +3.2% | 105 | 0.04% | 0.79 | 0.54 | 0.25 | 3.17 |
| 2018 | 9.71 | +3.5% | 107 | 0.04% | 7.17 | +2% | 110 | 0.03% | 734.7 | 2.96 | +3% | 106 | 0.04% | 0.37 | 0.008 | 0.36 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 9.38 | +0.86% | 107 | 0.04% | 7.03 | +7.3% | 108 | 0.03% | 733.4 | 2.87 | +6.9% | 103 | 0.04% | 0.45 | 0.03 | 0.42 | 2.77 |
| 2016 | 9.3 | +3.3% | 106 | 0.04% | 6.56 | +4% | 111 | 0.03% | 696.6 | 2.69 | +8.6% | 104 | 0.04% | 0.31 | 0.02 | 0.3 | 3.04 |
| 2015 | 9.01 | +8.5% | 107 | 0.04% | 6.3 | +4.6% | 110 | 0.03% | 682.5 | 2.47 | +22% | 107 | 0.04% | 0.15 | 0.002 | 0.15 | 2.85 |
| 2014 | 8.3 | +1% | 107 | 0.04% | 6.03 | +3.2% | 113 | 0.03% | 665.3 | 2.03 | +5.4% | 110 | 0.03% | 0.32 | 0.004 | 0.32 | 2.58 |
| 2013 | 8.21 | +4.8% | 105 | 0.04% | 5.84 | +3.7% | 114 | 0.03% | 657.1 | 1.92 | +1.5% | 109 | 0.03% | 0.12 | 0.008 | 0.11 | 2.48 |
| 2012 | 7.84 | +4.9% | 104 | 0.04% | 5.64 | +0.97% | 113 | 0.03% | 646.6 | 1.89 | +2.9% | 109 | 0.03% | 0.08 | 0.001 | 0.08 | 2.28 |
| 2011 | 7.47 | +3.7% | 105 | 0.03% | 5.58 | +5.5% | 111 | 0.03% | 653.5 | 1.84 | +7.9% | 108 | 0.03% | 0.04 | 0.001 | 0.04 | 1.93 |
| 2010 | 7.2 | +5.1% | 108 | 0.03% | 5.29 | +5.3% | 112 | 0.03% | 632.6 | 1.71 | +0.03% | 110 | 0.03% | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.009 | 1.92 |
| 2009 | 6.85 | +5.8% | 104 | 0.03% | 5.03 | −2.6% | 114 | 0.03% | 613.6 | 1.71 | +1.6% | 107 | 0.03% | 0.001 | 0.05 | −0.05 | 1.78 |
| 2008 | 6.48 | +2.9% | 104 | 0.03% | 5.16 | +4.5% | 108 | 0.03% | 643.6 | 1.68 | +0.5% | 105 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.01 | −0.01 | 1.31 |
| 2007 | 6.29 | +5.6% | 106 | 0.03% | 4.94 | +10.9% | 110 | 0.03% | 630.1 | 1.67 | +3.7% | 104 | 0.04% | 0.01 | 0 | 0.01 | 1.37 |
| 2006 | 5.96 | +7.8% | 106 | 0.03% | 4.45 | +5.9% | 111 | 0.03% | 581.4 | 1.61 | +1.6% | 105 | 0.04% | 0.02 | 0 | 0.02 | 1.53 |
| 2005 | 5.53 | +7.2% | 108 | 0.03% | 4.21 | −0.77% | 112 | 0.03% | 562.3 | 1.59 | +40.1% | 103 | 0.04% | 0.06 | 0.003 | 0.06 | 1.38 |
| 2004 | 5.16 | +10.2% | 109 | 0.03% | 4.24 | +8.2% | 107 | 0.03% | 580.6 | 1.13 | +2.3% | 112 | 0.03% | 0.39 | 0.01 | 0.38 | 1.3 |
| 2003 | 4.68 | +12.9% | 109 | 0.03% | 3.92 | +9.6% | 109 | 0.03% | 550.1 | 1.11 | +0.75% | 112 | 0.03% | 0.33 | 0 | 0.33 | 1.1 |
| 2002 | 4.15 | +6% | 109 | 0.03% | 3.57 | +5.9% | 111 | 0.02% | 515.1 | 1.1 | +15.9% | 111 | 0.03% | 0.42 | 0 | 0.42 | 0.99 |
| 2001 | 3.91 | +7.6% | 111 | 0.03% | 3.38 | +5.6% | 111 | 0.02% | 499.4 | 0.95 | +5% | 114 | 0.03% | 0.31 | 0 | 0.31 | 0.85 |
| 2000 | 3.64 | +17.4% | 113 | 0.02% | 3.2 | +27.1% | 111 | 0.02% | 485.9 | 0.9 | +4.3% | 115 | 0.03% | 0.28 | 0.005 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 1999 | 3.1 | −6.3% | 113 | 0.02% | 2.51 | −5.1% | 114 | 0.02% | 392.8 | 0.87 | +12.7% | 114 | 0.03% | 0.15 | 0.006 | 0.14 | 0.73 |
| 1998 | 3.31 | +8.3% | 111 | 0.02% | 2.65 | +11.4% | 111 | 0.02% | 424.7 | 0.77 | +4.2% | 117 | 0.02% | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.7 |
| 1997 | 3.05 | +2.2% | 112 | 0.02% | 2.38 | +8.8% | 112 | 0.02% | 391.7 | 0.74 | +16.1% | 116 | 0.02% | 0.12 | 0.006 | 0.11 | 0.79 |
| 1996 | 2.99 | +31.7% | 111 | 0.02% | 2.19 | +40.9% | 115 | 0.02% | 370.1 | 0.64 | +4.1% | 119 | 0.02% | 0.005 | 0.16 | −0.16 | 0.65 |
| 1995 | 2.27 | +7.2% | 114 | 0.02% | 1.55 | +8.5% | 119 | 0.01% | 270.2 | 0.61 | +1.8% | 119 | 0.02% | 0.005 | 0.03 | −0.03 | 0.69 |
| 1994 | 2.11 | −13.7% | 114 | 0.02% | 1.43 | −15.7% | 120 | 0.01% | 256.3 | 0.6 | +0% | 118 | 0.02% | 0.02 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.7 |
| 1993 | 2.45 | +3.9% | 109 | 0.02% | 1.7 | −2% | 115 | 0.02% | 312.9 | 0.6 | +2.6% | 118 | 0.02% | 0.02 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.77 |
| 1992 | 2.36 | +3.1% | 107 | 0.02% | 1.73 | −11.1% | 109 | 0.02% | 328.4 | 0.58 | +0% | 115 | 0.02% | 0.002 | 0.005 | −0.003 | 0.62 |
| 1991 | 2.29 | +1.4% | 89 | 0.02% | 1.95 | −1.8% | 88 | 0.02% | 380 | 0.58 | +0% | 96 | 0.02% | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0 | 0.34 |
| 1990 | 2.25 | +12.5% | 88 | 0.02% | 1.98 | +10.8% | 87 | 0.02% | 398 | 0.58 | +62.2% | 95 | 0.02% | 0.005 | 0.002 | 0.003 | 0.28 |
| 1989 | 2 | +5.3% | 90 | 0.02% | 1.79 | −2.5% | 88 | 0.02% | 369.5 | 0.36 | +24.1% | 104 | 0.01% | 0.005 | 0.002 | 0.003 | 0.22 |
| 1988 | 1.9 | +47.5% | 90 | 0.02% | 1.84 | +41.6% | 87 | 0.02% | 389.8 | 0.29 | +0% | 111 | 0.01% | 0.005 | 0.002 | 0.003 | 0.07 |
| 1987 | 1.29 | −9.5% | 94 | 0.01% | 1.3 | −3.4% | 94 | 0.01% | 283.2 | 0.29 | +1.8% | 109 | 0.01% | 0.009 | 0.002 | 0.007 | 0.002 |
| 1986 | 1.43 | +36.6% | 92 | 0.01% | 1.34 | +35% | 92 | 0.02% | 301.6 | 0.29 | +0% | 108 | 0.01% | 0.01 | 0.002 | 0.008 | 0.09 |
| 1985 | 1.05 | +0.48% | 97 | 0.01% | 0.99 | +18.5% | 99 | 0.01% | 229.9 | 0.29 | +0% | 107 | 0.01% | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 1984 | 1.04 | −2.4% | 95 | 0.01% | 0.84 | +3.2% | 101 | 0.01% | 199.8 | 0.29 | +0% | 106 | 0.01% | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 1983 | 1.07 | +2.8% | 95 | 0.01% | 0.81 | −3.3% | 102 | 0.01% | 199.4 | 0.29 | +17.3% | 105 | 0.01% | 0.008 | 0.01 | −0.004 | 0.25 |
| 1982 | 1.04 | +6% | 97 | 0.01% | 0.84 | −0.36% | 100 | 0.01% | 212.4 | 0.24 | −0.41% | 106 | 0.01% | 0.008 | 0.01 | −0.004 | 0.19 |
| 1981 | 0.98 | +8.8% | 100 | 0.01% | 0.84 | +11.1% | 100 | 0.01% | 219.7 | 0.24 | +8.9% | 105 | 0.01% | 0.008 | 0.01 | −0.004 | 0.13 |
| 1980 | 0.9 | — | 100 | 0.01% | 0.76 | — | 101 | 0.01% | 203.9 | 0.22 | — | 108 | 0.01% | 0.007 | 0.01 | −0.004 | 0.14 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.