Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 52.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2023, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Vanuatu stood at 52.3%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Vanuatu peaked at 52.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 2012.
That places Vanuatu 149th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.4% | — |
| 2001 | 51.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 50.8% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 49.9% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 45.7% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 44.5% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 43.1% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 41.6% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 39.8% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 39.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 39.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 42.5% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 48.0% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 49.6% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 52.3% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.5% | 41.6% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 39.4% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 46.0% | 52.3% | 4 |
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- 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)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.002 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 0.2407 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Vanuatu?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Vanuatu was 52.3% in 2023, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO).
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 2012.
- How does Vanuatu rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Vanuatu ranks 149th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban is the proportion of urban population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.