Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use was 20.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Vanuatu stood at 20.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Vanuatu peaked at 20.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2000.
That places Vanuatu 161st out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.0% | — |
| 2001 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 13.0% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 17.0% | 20.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 158 Kiribati 24.0% compare
- 159 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 22.0% compare
- 160 Eritrea 21.0% compare
- 162 Timor-Leste 19.0% compare
- 163 Burkina Faso 18.0% compare
- 164 Togo 15.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Vanuatu
- Fuel imports 18.2% (2011)
- Ores and metals imports 0.5% (2011)
- Ores and metals exports 1.6% (2011)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Vanuatu?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Vanuatu was 20.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use?
- Vanuatu ranks 161st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies reduce exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households. Energy is measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.