Access to electricity (% of total population) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Access to electricity (% of total population) was 57.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Vanuatu, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 57.8% for access to electricity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 29.4% on the previous year and up 118.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Vanuatu peaked at 57.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1990.
Vanuatu ranks 178th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity (% of total population) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.0% | — |
| 1991 | 8.6% | +22.4% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | +18.3% |
| 1993 | 11.7% | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 18.0% | +53.7% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | -17.6% |
| 1996 | 16.4% | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 17.9% | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 19.4% | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 19.1% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 22.3% | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 25.2% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 26.6% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 28.1% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 33.6% | +27.2% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 36.9% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 38.4% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 43.1% | +36.0% |
| 2015 | 44.7% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | +29.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 57.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.5%, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 57.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 99.4%, 58% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.3% | 7.0% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 22.3% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 31.7% | 57.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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 57.8% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1990.
- How does Vanuatu rank for access to electricity?
- Vanuatu ranks 178th out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.