Vanuatu — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Vanuatu, 1994–2024.
Electricity access for Vanuatu was 65.50% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 31 years, from 1994 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 70.00% in 2021. The lowest was 12.94% in 1995 (about 5.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 4.40% per year.
Vanuatu ranks 181 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 84%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 100.00%, so Vanuatu sits below it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 6% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 33%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 34 of 36 economies; Korea, Dem. People's Rep. (61.40%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 55% in 2014. That is 6% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1994 level: doubled by 2008. Doubling roughly every 16 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 127th of 137 in 1994 → 182nd of 211 in 2000 → 178th of 215 in 2010 → 175th of 215 in 2020 → 181st of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1994 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 65.5% | +3.9 pp |
| 2023 | 61.6% | -8.4 pp |
| 2022 | 70% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 70% | +2.7 pp |
| 2020 | 67.3% | +2.8 pp |
| 2019 | 64.5% | +2.9 pp |
| 2018 | 61.6% | -1.2 pp |
| 2017 | 62.8% | +5.0 pp |
| 2016 | 57.8% | +5.5 pp |
| 2015 | 52.3% | +3.2 pp |
| 2014 | 49.1% | +17.4 pp |
| 2013 | 31.7% | -12.2 pp |
| 2012 | 43.9% | +1.9 pp |
| 2011 | 42% | -2.1 pp |
| 2010 | 44.1% | +10.8 pp |
| 2009 | 33.3% | -3.2 pp |
| 2008 | 36.5% | +2.9 pp |
| 2007 | 33.6% | +7.2 pp |
| 2006 | 26.4% | -4.6 pp |
| 2005 | 31% | +1.8 pp |
| 2004 | 29.2% | +1.7 pp |
| 2003 | 27.5% | +1.8 pp |
| 2002 | 25.7% | +1.7 pp |
| 2001 | 24% | +1.8 pp |
| 2000 | 22.2% | +3.1 pp |
| 1999 | 19.1% | +0.6 pp |
| 1998 | 18.48% | +1.8 pp |
| 1997 | 16.64% | +1.8 pp |
| 1996 | 14.79% | +1.9 pp |
| 1995 | 12.94% | -5.1 pp |
| 1994 | 18% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Vanuatu’s Electricity access in 1995?
12.94% (1995). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Vanuatu’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1994 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +263.9% in total — about 4.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 65.5%; 2023: 61.6%; 2022: 70%; 2021: 70%; 2020: 67.3%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.