Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 80.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 80.0% for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Vanuatu peaked at 87.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2023.
That places Vanuatu 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.0% | — |
| 2001 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.0% | 87.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 83.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 80.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 29 Togo 85.0% compare
- 30 Burkina Faso 82.0% compare
- 31 Timor-Leste 81.0% compare
- 33 Eritrea 79.0% compare
- 34 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 78.0% compare
- 35 Kiribati 76.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Vanuatu
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.2699 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.49 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -4.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4736 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,875 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 26.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2144 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 848.91 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 26.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 25.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Vanuatu?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Vanuatu was 80.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Vanuatu ranks 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of population without primary reliance on clean fuels and technology is calculated as the number of people unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting divided by total population reporting that any cooking, heating or lighting, expressed as percentage. “Clean” is defined by the emission rate targets and specific fuel recommendations (i.e. against unprocessed coal and kerosene) included in the normative guidance WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion.