Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 20.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Vanuatu is 20.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Vanuatu peaked at 20.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2010.
That places Vanuatu 153rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.3% | — |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 13.0% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 12.9% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 17.2% | 20.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 150 Bangladesh 28.4% compare
- 151 Nigeria 26.2% compare
- 152 Equatorial Guinea 22.1% compare
- 154 East Timor 19.1% compare
- 155 Burkina Faso 17.0% compare
- 156 Kiribati 16.4% compare
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.225 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 14.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0019 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Vanuatu?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Vanuatu was 20.6% in 2023, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2010.
- How does Vanuatu rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Vanuatu ranks 153rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe, published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking is the proportion of total population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.