Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Wood fuel — Production, per capita was 0.1695 m3 per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Vanuatu, 1966–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood fuel — production, per capita in Vanuatu is 0.1695 m3 per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 40.3% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.4999 m3 per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1346 m3 per person, in 1998.
That places Vanuatu 101st out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0.222 m3 per person | — |
| 1967 | 0.2281 m3 per person | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2214 m3 per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2269 m3 per person | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2202 m3 per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2251 m3 per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2184 m3 per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2225 m3 per person | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2262 m3 per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2194 m3 per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2225 m3 per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2157 m3 per person | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2183 m3 per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2123 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2075 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.203 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1983 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1936 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1888 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1841 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1795 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1749 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1705 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1662 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1621 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1581 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1542 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1505 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.147 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1436 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1404 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1374 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1346 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4999 m3 per person | +271.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4885 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4764 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4646 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4533 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4424 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4318 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4214 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4113 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4011 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.391 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.382 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3738 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3656 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3576 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3497 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.342 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3345 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3267 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.319 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3117 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3045 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2975 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2907 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.284 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1695 m3 per person | -40.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.1695 m3 per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3778 m3 per person, 45% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.1695 m3 per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.113 m3 per person, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood fuel — Production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +271.4% | 0.1346 m3 per person | 0.4999 m3 per person |
| 2024 | -40.3% | 0.284 m3 per person | 0.1695 m3 per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2246 m3 per person | 0.2214 m3 per person | 0.2281 m3 per person | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.2201 m3 per person | 0.2123 m3 per person | 0.2262 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1866 m3 per person | 0.1662 m3 per person | 0.2075 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1828 m3 per person | 0.1346 m3 per person | 0.4999 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4382 m3 per person | 0.391 m3 per person | 0.4885 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3462 m3 per person | 0.3117 m3 per person | 0.382 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2693 m3 per person | 0.1695 m3 per person | 0.3045 m3 per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.9698 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — production, per capita in Vanuatu?
- Wood fuel — production, per capita in Vanuatu was 0.1695 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4999 m3 per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1346 m3 per person in 1998.
- How does Vanuatu rank for wood fuel — production, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 101st out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — production, per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood fuel — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood fuel — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wood fuel — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.