Electricity demand per person in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Electricity demand per person was 249.67 kilowatt-hours in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
249.67 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
184th
of 214 countries
All-time high
308.22 kilowatt-hours
in 2019
All-time low
215.43 kilowatt-hours
in 2017
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Electricity demand per person in Vanuatu, 2000–2023

01002003002000201120232000: 268.4 kilowatt-hours2001: 261.7 kilowatt-hours2002: 255.3 kilowatt-hours2003: 249.1 kilowatt-hours2004: 243 kilowatt-hours2005: 237.2 kilowatt-hours2006: 231.5 kilowatt-hours2007: 225.9 kilowatt-hours2008: 264.4 kilowatt-hours2009: 257.8 kilowatt-hours2010: 251.8 kilowatt-hours2011: 246.4 kilowatt-hours2012: 241.1 kilowatt-hours2013: 275.1 kilowatt-hours2014: 269 kilowatt-hours2015: 225.5 kilowatt-hours2016: 257.3 kilowatt-hours2017: 215.4 kilowatt-hours2018: 280.4 kilowatt-hours2019: 308.2 kilowatt-hours2020: 301.1 kilowatt-hours2021: 261.5 kilowatt-hours2022: 255.5 kilowatt-hours2023: 249.7 kilowatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity demand per person in Vanuatu is 249.67 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Vanuatu peaked at 308.22 kilowatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 215.43 kilowatt-hours, in 2017.

Vanuatu ranks 184th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 249.44 kilowatt-hours 225.95 kilowatt-hours 268.4 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 257.02 kilowatt-hours 215.43 kilowatt-hours 308.22 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 266.97 kilowatt-hours 249.67 kilowatt-hours 301.14 kilowatt-hours 4

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 181 Kenya 270.8 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 182 Togo 262.89 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 183 Cameroon 251.34 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 185 Lesotho 248.14 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 186 Ethiopia 228.98 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 187 Western Sahara 227.87 kilowatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity demand per person in Vanuatu?
Electricity demand per person in Vanuatu was 249.67 kilowatt-hours in 2023, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 308.22 kilowatt-hours in 2019.
What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 215.43 kilowatt-hours in 2017.
How does Vanuatu rank for electricity demand per person?
Vanuatu ranks 184th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity demand per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.