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Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day) in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day) was 0.0053 barrels per capita per day in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.0053 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
up 26.9%
World rank
136th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0069 barrels per capita per day
in 1980
All-time low
0.0019 barrels per capita per day
in 1999
Years of data
39
1980–2018

Per capita daily oil consumption in Vanuatu, 1980–2018

0.0020.0040.0061980199920181980: 0.007 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.006 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.006 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.006 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.006 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.006 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.006 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.005 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.006 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.005 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.005 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.004 barrels per capita per day1992: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1993: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1994: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.003 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.003 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.003 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.003 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.003 barrels per capita per day2007: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.005 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.005 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.005 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.005 barrels per capita per day

Source: U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/. Measured in barrels per capita per day.

Analysis

In 2018, per capita daily oil consumption in Vanuatu stood at 0.0053 barrels per capita per day.

The figure is up 26.9% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0069 barrels per capita per day in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 barrels per capita per day, in 1999.

That places Vanuatu 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.

Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day) in Vanuatu, year by year

Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.0069 barrels per capita per day —
1981 0.0059 barrels per capita per day -14.7%
1982 0.0058 barrels per capita per day -2.4%
1983 0.0056 barrels per capita per day -2.3%
1984 0.0055 barrels per capita per day -2.2%
1985 0.0062 barrels per capita per day +11.7%
1986 0.0056 barrels per capita per day -8.9%
1987 0.0047 barrels per capita per day -15.4%
1988 0.0061 barrels per capita per day +27.9%
1989 0.0052 barrels per capita per day -14.0%
1990 0.0051 barrels per capita per day -2.6%
1991 0.0044 barrels per capita per day -12.6%
1992 0.0022 barrels per capita per day -50.7%
1993 0.0021 barrels per capita per day -2.8%
1994 0.0021 barrels per capita per day -2.7%
1995 0.002 barrels per capita per day -2.4%
1996 0.002 barrels per capita per day -2.1%
1997 0.0019 barrels per capita per day -1.8%
1998 0.0019 barrels per capita per day -1.7%
1999 0.0019 barrels per capita per day -1.8%
2000 0.0033 barrels per capita per day +78.2%
2001 0.0036 barrels per capita per day +8.6%
2002 0.0034 barrels per capita per day -5.4%
2003 0.0039 barrels per capita per day +14.6%
2004 0.0031 barrels per capita per day -21.8%
2005 0.003 barrels per capita per day -2.2%
2006 0.0027 barrels per capita per day -9.3%
2007 0.0043 barrels per capita per day +57.5%
2008 0.0041 barrels per capita per day -4.0%
2009 0.0047 barrels per capita per day +13.4%
2010 0.0046 barrels per capita per day -1.2%
2011 0.0052 barrels per capita per day +12.4%
2012 0.0042 barrels per capita per day -19.7%
2013 0.0039 barrels per capita per day -6.1%
2014 0.0044 barrels per capita per day +11.6%
2015 0.004 barrels per capita per day -9.6%
2016 0.0039 barrels per capita per day -0.4%
2017 0.0041 barrels per capita per day +5.1%
2018 0.0053 barrels per capita per day +26.9%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 0.0053 barrels per capita per day is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0033 barrels per capita per day, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 0.0053 barrels per capita per day is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0182 barrels per capita per day, 29% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day) 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.

YearChange FromTo
2000 +78.2% 0.0019 barrels per capita per day 0.0033 barrels per capita per day

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0058 barrels per capita per day 0.0047 barrels per capita per day 0.0069 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0026 barrels per capita per day 0.0019 barrels per capita per day 0.0051 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0036 barrels per capita per day 0.0027 barrels per capita per day 0.0047 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0044 barrels per capita per day 0.0039 barrels per capita per day 0.0053 barrels per capita per day 9

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 133 Nicaragua 0.0053 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 134 Palestine 0.0053 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 135 Bhutan 0.0053 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 137 Mauritania 0.0051 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 138 Vietnam 0.005 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 139 Papua New Guinea 0.0049 barrels per capita per day compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita daily oil consumption in Vanuatu?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Vanuatu was 0.0053 barrels per capita per day in 2018, according to U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/.
What is the highest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 0.0069 barrels per capita per day in 1980.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 barrels per capita per day in 1999.
How does Vanuatu rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Vanuatu ranks 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/, published as part of Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day)
Unit
barrels per capita per day
Source
U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 7,068 data points, 1980–2019
Last refreshed

Per capita data has been generated by World Bank staff by taking Energy consumption data [U.S EIA] and applying country population data from the World Bank Group - World Development Indicators.