Access to electricity in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Access to electricity was 46.4% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Access to electricity in Vanuatu, 1994–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013. Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 46.4% for access to electricity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 60.4% on the previous year and up 344.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Vanuatu peaked at 46.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1996.
That places Vanuatu 158th out of 202 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Access to electricity in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 4.1% | — |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -72.1% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | +127.8% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | +55.3% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | -21.1% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | +115.4% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | +20.5% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | -24.4% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +72.6% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | +21.5% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -64.9% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | +221.9% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 46.4% | +60.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 46.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.2%, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 46.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.6%, 48% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +221.9% | 8.5% | 27.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 1.1% | 4.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 6.8% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 8.5% | 46.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 155 Equatorial Guinea 52.6% compare
- 156 Sao Tome and Principe 51.1% compare
- 157 East Timor 49.2% compare
- 159 Mongolia 44.2% compare
- 160 Turks and Caicos Islands 42.7% compare
- 161 Solomon Islands 41.5% 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 access to electricity in Vanuatu?
- Access to electricity in Vanuatu was 46.4% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1996.
- How does Vanuatu rank for access to electricity?
- Vanuatu ranks 158th out of 202 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 344.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013, published as part of Access to electricity (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.