Total electricity output in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Total electricity output was 63.5 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Vanuatu, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
In 2015, total electricity output in Vanuatu stood at 63.5 GWh.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Vanuatu peaked at 68.94 GWh in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25 GWh, in 1990.
That places Vanuatu 217th out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total electricity output in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 27 GWh | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 29 GWh | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 30 GWh | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 31 GWh | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 34 GWh | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 35 GWh | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 35 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 35 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 44.21 GWh | +26.3% |
| 2000 | 45.1 GWh | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 46 GWh | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 46.92 GWh | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 48 GWh | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 48.96 GWh | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 49.94 GWh | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 50.94 GWh | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 51.96 GWh | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 68.67 GWh | +32.2% |
| 2009 | 68.67 GWh | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 68.94 GWh | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 67.79 GWh | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 67.35 GWh | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 67.7 GWh | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 66.6 GWh | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 63.5 GWh | -4.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 63.5 GWh is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,758 GWh, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 63.5 GWh is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,176 GWh, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total electricity output 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +32.2% | 51.96 GWh | 68.67 GWh |
| 1999 | +26.3% | 35 GWh | 44.21 GWh |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.52 GWh | 25 GWh | 44.21 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.52 GWh | 45.1 GWh | 68.67 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.98 GWh | 63.5 GWh | 68.94 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 214 Liechtenstein 70 GWh compare
- 215 Sao Tome and Principe 69.7 GWh compare
- 216 Micronesia (country) 68.7 GWh compare
- 218 Tonga 55.41 GWh compare
- 219 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 49.47 GWh compare
- 220 Comoros 41.9 GWh 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 total electricity output in Vanuatu?
- Total electricity output in Vanuatu was 63.5 GWh 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 total electricity output recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 68.94 GWh in 2010.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 GWh in 1990.
- How does Vanuatu rank for total electricity output?
- Vanuatu ranks 217th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants