Renewable energy consumption in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Renewable energy consumption was 873.38 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
873.38 TJ
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
174th
of 233 countries
All-time high
873.38 TJ
in 2015
All-time low
210.1 TJ
in 1998
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy consumption in Vanuatu, 1990–2015

2004006008001990200220151990: 212.1 TJ1991: 211.6 TJ1992: 211.3 TJ1993: 211.2 TJ1994: 211 TJ1995: 210.8 TJ1996: 210.6 TJ1997: 210.3 TJ1998: 210.1 TJ1999: 817.2 TJ2000: 816.4 TJ2001: 816.2 TJ2002: 815.8 TJ2003: 820 TJ2004: 819.9 TJ2005: 819.8 TJ2006: 819.5 TJ2007: 820.7 TJ2008: 852.6 TJ2009: 853.9 TJ2010: 857.4 TJ2011: 857.9 TJ2012: 863.5 TJ2013: 863.1 TJ2014: 862.7 TJ2015: 873.4 TJ

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in TJ.

Analysis

The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in Vanuatu is 873.38 TJ, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Vanuatu peaked at 873.38 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 210.1 TJ, in 1998.

That places Vanuatu 174th out of 233 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Renewable energy consumption in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Renewable energy consumption (TJ) in Vanuatu, 1990 to 2015.
Year TJ Change
1990 212.08 TJ
1991 211.57 TJ -0.2%
1992 211.29 TJ -0.1%
1993 211.22 TJ -0.0%
1994 210.99 TJ -0.1%
1995 210.79 TJ -0.1%
1996 210.56 TJ -0.1%
1997 210.33 TJ -0.1%
1998 210.1 TJ -0.1%
1999 817.21 TJ +289.0%
2000 816.43 TJ -0.1%
2001 816.15 TJ -0.0%
2002 815.85 TJ -0.0%
2003 820.01 TJ +0.5%
2004 819.87 TJ -0.0%
2005 819.77 TJ -0.0%
2006 819.55 TJ -0.0%
2007 820.74 TJ +0.1%
2008 852.62 TJ +3.9%
2009 853.94 TJ +0.2%
2010 857.43 TJ +0.4%
2011 857.89 TJ +0.1%
2012 863.52 TJ +0.7%
2013 863.14 TJ -0.0%
2014 862.75 TJ -0.0%
2015 873.38 TJ +1.2%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 873.38 TJ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65,966 TJ, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 873.38 TJ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,174 TJ, 28% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Renewable energy consumption 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
1999 +289.0% 210.1 TJ 817.21 TJ

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 271.61 TJ 210.1 TJ 817.21 TJ 10
2000s 825.49 TJ 815.85 TJ 853.94 TJ 10
2010s 863.02 TJ 857.43 TJ 873.38 TJ 6

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 171 Puerto Rico 1,157 TJ compare
  2. 172 Malta 1,026 TJ compare
  3. 173 East Timor 886.1 TJ compare
  4. 175 Guadeloupe 869.17 TJ compare
  5. 176 Algeria 833.67 TJ compare
  6. 177 Sao Tome and Principe 802.7 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable energy consumption in Vanuatu?
Renewable energy consumption in Vanuatu was 873.38 TJ in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 873.38 TJ in 2015.
What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 210.1 TJ in 1998.
How does Vanuatu rank for renewable energy consumption?
Vanuatu ranks 174th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy consumption (TJ)
Unit
TJ
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
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Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste