Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 61.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Vanuatu, 1994–2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Vanuatu is 61.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and up 94.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Vanuatu peaked at 71.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1995.
That places Vanuatu 182nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.7% | 12.9% | 19.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 22.2% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 31.7% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 61.6% | 71.6% | 4 |
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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)
- 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)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Vanuatu?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Vanuatu was 61.6% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1995.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Vanuatu ranks 182nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.