Electricity generation from oil in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Electricity generation from oil was 0.06 terawatt-hours in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from oil in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.06 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from oil in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Vanuatu peaked at 0.06 terawatt-hours in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.05 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Vanuatu 163rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.052 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.059 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 162 Azerbaijan 0.07 terawatt-hours compare
- 163 Belize 0.06 terawatt-hours compare
- 163 Tonga 0.06 terawatt-hours compare
- 166 Botswana 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 166 Brunei 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 166 Latvia 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 166 Macao 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 166 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.05 terawatt-hours 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)
- Fuel exports 0.1% (2011)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 55.2% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 10.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil in Vanuatu?
- Electricity generation from oil in Vanuatu was 0.06 terawatt-hours in 2023, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.06 terawatt-hours in 2008.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Vanuatu ranks 163rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.