Access to electricity urban vs rural in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Access to electricity urban vs rural was 90.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.1
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
177th
of 212 countries
All-time high
97
in 2021
All-time low
73.46
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Vanuatu, 1994–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity urban vs rural in Vanuatu is 90.1, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity urban vs rural in Vanuatu peaked at 97 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 73.46, in 1994.
That places Vanuatu 177th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 73.46 | — |
| 1995 | 74.22 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 74.96 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 75.69 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 76.39 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 77.08 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 77.9 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 78.6 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 79.2 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 79.8 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 80.5 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 81.2 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 82.8 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 84.6 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 83.3 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 82.3 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 82.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 85.6 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 86.4 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 86.2 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 88.1 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 89.3 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 91.4 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 91.9 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 93.3 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 94.5 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 95.8 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 97 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 87.5 | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 90.1 | +3.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 90.1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 90.1 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100, 90% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.3 | 73.46 | 77.08 | 6 |
| 2000s | 81.02 | 77.9 | 84.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.9 | 82.3 | 94.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.48 | 87.5 | 97 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity urban vs rural in Vanuatu?
- Access to electricity urban vs rural in Vanuatu was 90.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 97 in 2021.
- What is the lowest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.46 in 1994.
- How does Vanuatu rank for access to electricity urban vs rural?
- Vanuatu ranks 177th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity urban vs rural rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity urban vs rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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