Access to electricity in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Access to electricity was 91.4% in 2016. β² Rising
Access to electricity in Vanuatu, 1990β2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014. Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity in Vanuatu is 91.4%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Vanuatu peaked at 91.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 1990.
Vanuatu ranks 166th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.5% | 71.2% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 78.3% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 85.3% | 91.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 163 Mauritius 91.9% compare
- 164 Micronesia, Federated States of 91.9% compare
- 165 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 91.7% compare
- 167 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 90.8% compare
- 168 Guyana 90.2% compare
- 169 Ghana 89.8% 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 91.4% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 1990.
- How does Vanuatu rank for access to electricity?
- Vanuatu ranks 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 2014, published as part of Access to electricity (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of total population with access to electricity.