Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Access to electricity vs gdp per capita was 65.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Vanuatu, 1994–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 65.5 for access to electricity vs gdp per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 70 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.94, in 1995.
That places Vanuatu 180th out of 214 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 vs gdp per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 18 | — |
| 1995 | 12.94 | -28.1% |
| 1996 | 14.79 | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 16.64 | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 18.48 | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 19.1 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 22.2 | +16.2% |
| 2001 | 24 | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 25.7 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 27.5 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 29.2 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 31 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 26.4 | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 33.6 | +27.3% |
| 2008 | 36.5 | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 33.3 | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 44.1 | +32.4% |
| 2011 | 42 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 43.9 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 31.7 | -27.8% |
| 2014 | 49.1 | +54.9% |
| 2015 | 52.3 | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 57.8 | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 62.8 | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 61.6 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 64.5 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 67.3 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 70 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 61.6 | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 65.5 | +6.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 65.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.7, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 65.5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100, 66% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +54.9% | 31.7 | 49.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.66 | 12.94 | 19.1 | 6 |
| 2000s | 28.94 | 22.2 | 36.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.98 | 31.7 | 64.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.88 | 61.6 | 70 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More energy & mining data for Vanuatu
- Ores and metals imports 0.5% (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)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Vanuatu?
- Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Vanuatu was 65.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity vs gdp per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 70 in 2021.
- What is the lowest access to electricity vs gdp per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.94 in 1995.
- How does Vanuatu rank for access to electricity vs gdp per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 180th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. 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 vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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