Installed solar pv capacity in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Installed solar pv capacity was 0.0049 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Installed solar pv capacity in Vanuatu, 2009–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for installed solar pv capacity in Vanuatu is 0.0049, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 1,032.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed solar pv capacity in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0049 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2009.
Vanuatu ranks 192nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Installed solar pv capacity in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 | +217.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 | +31.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 | +49.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 | +59.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 | +303.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0027 | +51.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0041 | +53.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0046 | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0048 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0048 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0049 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0049 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0049 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0049 | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0049 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1399, 4% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0049 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1563, 3% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed solar pv capacity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +303.5% | 0.0004 | 0.0018 |
| 2011 | +217.5% | 0 | 0.0001 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 | 0 | 0.0046 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0049 | 0.0048 | 0.0049 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 189 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0056 compare
- 190 Cook Islands 0.0056 compare
- 191 Saint Lucia 0.0055 compare
- 193 Venezuela 0.0047 compare
- 194 Tuvalu 0.0046 compare
- 195 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0045 compare
More energy & mining data for Vanuatu
- Fuel imports 18.2% (2011)
- Ores and metals imports 0.5% (2011)
- Fuel exports 0.1% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed solar pv capacity in Vanuatu?
- Installed solar pv capacity in Vanuatu was 0.0049 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0049 in 2024.
- What is the lowest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2009.
- How does Vanuatu rank for installed solar pv capacity?
- Vanuatu ranks 192nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed solar pv capacity rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,032.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Installed solar pv capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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