Share of cereals allocated to human food in Honduras
Honduras: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 60.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Honduras, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to human food in Honduras stood at 60.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Honduras peaked at 90.3% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 2022.
That places Honduras 97th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 83.0% | — |
| 1962 | 83.4% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 83.3% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 83.3% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 83.4% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 84.2% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 85.7% | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 86.4% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 84.7% | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 84.5% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 84.5% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 85.2% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 85.8% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 84.7% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 83.7% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 82.9% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 83.2% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 84.4% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 85.5% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 87.9% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 88.9% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 89.2% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 90.1% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 90.3% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 83.7% | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 87.7% | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 86.1% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 83.1% | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 84.4% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 82.2% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 76.5% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 80.0% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 82.2% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 79.5% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 74.2% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 80.6% | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 83.3% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 84.9% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 80.3% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 80.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 79.4% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 70.1% | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 74.0% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 76.3% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 72.2% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 77.9% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 77.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 78.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 77.7% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 74.6% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 71.5% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 68.9% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 66.1% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 67.9% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 59.5% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 60.3% | +1.4% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 60.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 60.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55.5%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.3% | 83.0% | 86.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 84.6% | 82.9% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.4% | 83.7% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.6% | 74.2% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.3% | 70.1% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 68.1% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 59.5% | 67.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More agriculture & rural data for Honduras
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.513 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4075 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to human food in Honduras?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Honduras was 60.3% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 1986.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 2022.
- How does Honduras rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Honduras ranks 97th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.