Electricity demand per person in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Electricity demand per person was 249.67 kilowatt-hours in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
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.
Electricity demand per person in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 268.4 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 261.72 kilowatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 255.27 kilowatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 249.05 kilowatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 243.05 kilowatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 237.22 kilowatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 231.55 kilowatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 225.95 kilowatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 264.42 kilowatt-hours | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 257.8 kilowatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 251.83 kilowatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 246.42 kilowatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 241.07 kilowatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 275.06 kilowatt-hours | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 268.98 kilowatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 225.47 kilowatt-hours | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 257.26 kilowatt-hours | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 215.43 kilowatt-hours | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 280.43 kilowatt-hours | +30.2% |
| 2019 | 308.22 kilowatt-hours | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 301.14 kilowatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 261.54 kilowatt-hours | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 255.54 kilowatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 249.67 kilowatt-hours | -2.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 249.67 kilowatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 671.99 kilowatt-hours, 37% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 249.67 kilowatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,115 kilowatt-hours, 8% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity demand per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +30.2% | 215.43 kilowatt-hours | 280.43 kilowatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 18.2% (2011)
- Ores and metals imports 0.5% (2011)
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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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.