Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 20.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Vanuatu stood at 20.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Vanuatu peaked at 20.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2000.
That places Vanuatu 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.0% | — |
| 2001 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 20.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5%, 44% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 20.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 82.0%, 24% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 13.0% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 17.0% | 20.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 160 Kiribati 24.0% compare
- 161 North Korea 22.0% compare
- 162 Eritrea 21.0% compare
- 164 East Timor 19.0% compare
- 165 Burkina Faso 18.0% compare
- 166 Togo 15.0% compare
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Vanuatu?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Vanuatu was 20.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Vanuatu ranks 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.