Electricity demand in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Electricity demand was 0.08 terawatt-hours in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.08 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
204th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.09 terawatt-hours
in 2019
All-time low
0.05 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Electricity demand in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.08 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2023.
That represents a change of up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Vanuatu peaked at 0.09 terawatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.05 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 204th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.08 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.06 terawatt-hours, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.08 terawatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.01 terawatt-hours, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.052 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.068 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 0.09 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0825 terawatt-hours | 0.08 terawatt-hours | 0.09 terawatt-hours | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 201 Solomon Islands 0.11 terawatt-hours compare
- 202 Sao Tome and Principe 0.09 terawatt-hours compare
- 202 Western Sahara 0.09 terawatt-hours compare
- 204 Guinea-Bissau 0.08 terawatt-hours compare
- 206 Tonga 0.07 terawatt-hours compare
- 207 Nauru 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 207 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Vanuatu
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 18.2% (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Vanuatu?
- Electricity demand in Vanuatu was 0.08 terawatt-hours in 2023, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.09 terawatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for electricity demand?
- Vanuatu ranks 204th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.