Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking was 254,405 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 254,405 people for number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Vanuatu peaked at 254,405 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 161,506 people, in 2000.
That places Vanuatu 95th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 161,506 people | — |
| 2001 | 165,242 people | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 169,226 people | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 173,645 people | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 177,734 people | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 182,307 people | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 186,989 people | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 192,068 people | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 197,173 people | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 202,476 people | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 207,514 people | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 212,066 people | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 216,528 people | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 221,399 people | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 225,368 people | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 229,645 people | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 233,179 people | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 237,288 people | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 241,044 people | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 244,975 people | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 247,454 people | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 250,506 people | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 252,628 people | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 254,405 people | +0.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 254,405 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.81 million people, 4% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 254,405 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 339,294 people, 75% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 180,837 people | 161,506 people | 202,476 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 226,901 people | 207,514 people | 244,975 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 251,248 people | 247,454 people | 254,405 people | 4 |
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- 97 Montenegro 240,682 people compare
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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 number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Vanuatu?
- Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Vanuatu was 254,405 people in 2023, according to World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 254,405 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 161,506 people in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Vanuatu ranks 95th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.