Vanuatu
Vanuatu is a lower middle income economy in East Asia & Pacific, with its capital at Port-Vila. 65.5% of its people had electricity in 2024.
- Electricity access
- 65.5%
- 2024, world 91.9%
- Renewable electricity
- 25.2%
- 2021, world 27.8%
- CO₂ per person
- 0.87 t
- 2024, world 4.69 t
- Clean cooking
- 20.0%
- 2024, world 75.4%
- GDP per person
- 4,039
- 2025, world 14,406
Electricity generation mix
- Oil
- Coal
- Gas
- Hydro
- Nuclear
- Solar, wind & other
Vanuatu2021
East Asia & Pacific2025
World2025
View data table
| Economy | Oil | Coal | Gas | Hydro | Nuclear | Solar, wind & other | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu | 74.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.7% | 0.0% | 14.4% | 2021 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 1.5% | 31.4% | 26.0% | 6.8% | 14.5% | 12.0% | 2025 |
| World | 1.2% | 15.1% | 28.7% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 12.4% | 2025 |
Share of electricity production by source, latest year available. Shares may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and minor sources.
Access to electricity
% of population, compared with East Asia & Pacific and the world.
- Vanuatu
- World
- East Asia & Pacific
0%
50%
100%
East Asia & PacificWorldVanuatu View data table
| Year | Vanuatu | World | East Asia & Pacific |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 65.5% | 91.9% | 98.6% |
| 2023 | 61.6% | 91.6% | 98.4% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | 91.3% | 98.2% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | 91.3% | 98.2% |
| 2020 | 67.3% | 90.4% | 97.8% |
| 2019 | 64.5% | 90.1% | 97.9% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | 89.8% | 97.7% |
| 2017 | 62.8% | 88.9% | 97.7% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | 88.1% | 97.0% |
| 2015 | 52.3% | 86.9% | 97.0% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | 86.2% | 96.6% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | 85.7% | 96.5% |
| 2012 | 43.9% | 84.9% | 96.2% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | 84.5% | 96.0% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | 83.5% | 95.5% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | 82.9% | 95.0% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | 82.7% | 95.2% |
| 2007 | 33.6% | 82.0% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | 81.4% | 94.6% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | 80.7% | 93.6% |
| 2004 | 29.2% | 80.0% | 94.0% |
| 2003 | 27.5% | 80.0% | 93.2% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | 79.1% | 93.0% |
| 2001 | 24.0% | 78.7% | 92.5% |
| 2000 | 22.2% | 78.2% | 92.1% |
| 1999 | 19.1% | 74.5% | – |
| 1998 | 18.5% | 73.2% | – |
| 1997 | 16.6% | – | – |
| 1996 | 14.8% | – | – |
| 1995 | 12.9% | – | – |
Emissions
CO₂ per person, tonnes, excluding land use.
- Vanuatu
- World
- East Asia & Pacific
0 t
2 t
4 t
6 t
8 t
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| Year | Vanuatu | World | East Asia & Pacific |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.87 t | 4.69 t | 7.35 t |
| 2023 | 0.85 t | 4.68 t | 7.28 t |
| 2022 | 0.87 t | 4.67 t | 7.06 t |
| 2021 | 0.95 t | 4.68 t | 7.06 t |
| 2020 | 0.84 t | 4.47 t | 6.80 t |
| 2019 | 0.75 t | 4.70 t | 6.85 t |
| 2018 | 0.80 t | 4.73 t | 6.73 t |
| 2017 | 0.60 t | 4.67 t | 6.51 t |
| 2016 | 0.61 t | 4.65 t | 6.41 t |
| 2015 | 0.60 t | 4.70 t | 6.43 t |
| 2014 | 0.67 t | 4.78 t | 6.52 t |
| 2013 | 0.59 t | 4.81 t | 6.52 t |
| 2012 | 0.59 t | 4.77 t | 6.34 t |
| 2011 | 0.74 t | 4.76 t | 6.22 t |
| 2010 | 0.65 t | 4.67 t | 5.82 t |
| 2009 | 0.62 t | 4.45 t | 5.40 t |
| 2008 | 0.57 t | 4.56 t | 5.20 t |
| 2007 | 0.59 t | 4.59 t | 5.15 t |
| 2006 | 0.37 t | 4.48 t | 4.85 t |
| 2005 | 0.42 t | 4.39 t | 4.55 t |
| 2004 | 0.42 t | 4.28 t | 4.21 t |
| 2003 | 0.56 t | 4.15 t | 3.86 t |
| 2002 | 0.49 t | 4.02 t | 3.54 t |
| 2001 | 0.51 t | 4.01 t | 3.38 t |
| 2000 | 0.45 t | 4.01 t | 3.29 t |
| 1999 | 0.29 t | 3.95 t | 3.18 t |
| 1998 | 0.30 t | 3.98 t | 3.19 t |
| 1997 | 0.30 t | 4.02 t | 3.24 t |
| 1996 | 0.30 t | 4.01 t | 3.19 t |
| 1995 | 0.30 t | 3.99 t | 3.20 t |
Currency
119.46 VUV
per US dollar, mid-market reference. 1 VUV = ₦11.15
Sunshine in Port-Vila
6.8 kWh/m² today
- Tu6.8 kWh per square metre
- We7.2 kWh per square metre
- Th7.5 kWh per square metre
- Fr6.7 kWh per square metre
- Sa6.8 kWh per square metre
- Su6.5 kWh per square metre
- Mo5.7 kWh per square metre
Open-Meteo forecast, modelled irradiation.
Power plants
Installed capacity by fuel
The Global Power Plant Database has no records for Vanuatu.
All indicators
Vanuatu in numbers
Energy access
| Indicator | Vanuatu | Year | East Asia & Pacific | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access to electricity % of population | 65.5% | 2024 | 98.6% | 91.9% |
| Access to electricity, rural % of rural population | 58.5% | 2024 | 97.3% | 84.9% |
| Access to electricity, urban % of urban population | 90.1% | 2024 | 99.9% | 97.8% |
| Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking % of population | 20.0% | 2024 | 87.0% | 75.4% |
Power supply and mix
| Indicator | Vanuatu | Year | East Asia & Pacific | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity production from coal % of total | 0.0% | 2021 | 31.4% | 15.1% |
| Electricity production from natural gas % of total | 0.0% | 2021 | 26.0% | 28.7% |
| Electricity production from oil % of total | 74.8% | 2021 | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Electricity production from nuclear % of total | 0.0% | 2021 | 14.5% | 15.2% |
| Electricity production from hydroelectric sources % of total | 10.7% | 2021 | 6.8% | 15.2% |
| Electric power transmission and distribution losses % of output | – | 3.9% | 6.9% | |
| Electric power consumption per capita kWh per capita | – | 5,715 kWh | 3,708 kWh |
Energy transition
| Indicator | Vanuatu | Year | East Asia & Pacific | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity production from renewables, excluding hydro % of total | 14.4% | 2021 | 12.0% | 12.4% |
| Renewable electricity output % of total electricity output | 25.2% | 2021 | 25.9% | 27.8% |
| Renewable energy consumption % of total final energy consumption | 25.0% | 2022 | 14.8% | 19.7% |
| CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding LULUCF) t CO₂e per capita | 0.87 t | 2024 | 7.35 t | 4.69 t |
| CO₂ emissions, total (excluding LULUCF) Mt CO₂e | 0.3 Mt | 2024 | 17,388.8 Mt | 39,632.7 Mt |
| Energy intensity of primary energy MJ per $2017 PPP GDP | 5.04 MJ/$ | 2022 | 5.23 MJ/$ | 4.54 MJ/$ |
Energy economy
| Indicator | Vanuatu | Year | East Asia & Pacific | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 0.1% | 2011 | 4.2% | 9.5% |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.00% | 2021 | 0.27% | 1.36% |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00% | 2021 | 0.33% | 0.52% |
| GDP per capita current US$ | 4,039 | 2025 | 14,077 | 14,406 |
| Population, total people | 335,169 | 2025 | 2.4B | 8.2B |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Latest year available per series.