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Carbon intensity of electricity — Vanuatu

Carbon intensity of electricity in Vanuatu in 2023 — 500 g/kWh. Ranked 109 in the world out of 210. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 16.7%.

2023 500 g/kWh +0% vs 2022
World rank 109of 210
Period maximum 667 g/kWh2008
Period minimum 444 g/kWh2019

Trend over time

2000–2023 · grams CO₂ per kWh

Carbon intensity of electricity — Vanuatu, 2000–20234005006007002000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 600 g/kWh2001: 600 g/kWh2002: 600 g/kWh2003: 600 g/kWh2004: 600 g/kWh2005: 600 g/kWh2006: 600 g/kWh2007: 600 g/kWh2008: 667 g/kWh2009: 667 g/kWh2010: 667 g/kWh2011: 667 g/kWh2012: 667 g/kWh2013: 571 g/kWh2014: 571 g/kWh2015: 500 g/kWh2016: 571 g/kWh2017: 667 g/kWh2018: 500 g/kWh2019: 444 g/kWh2020: 444 g/kWh2021: 500 g/kWh2022: 500 g/kWh2023: 500 g/kWh
Change over the period: −100 (−16.67%) Average annual rate: -0.79 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Vanuatu

Vanuatu 500 g/kWh
World computed 484 g/kWh
East Asia & Pacific computed 567 g/kWh
Melanesia computed 503 g/kWh
Lower-middle-income countries computed 627 g/kWh
Carbon intensity of electricity — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year g/kWh Change Change, %
2023 500 +0 +0%
2022 500 +0 +0%
2021 500 +56 +12.5%
2020 444 +0 +0%
2019 444 −56 −11.11%
2018 500 −167 −25%
2017 667 +95 +16.67%
2016 571 +71 +14.29%
2015 500 −71 −12.5%
2014 571 +0 +0%
2013 571 −95 −14.29%
2012 667 +0 +0%
2011 667 +0 +0%
2010 667 +0 +0%
2009 667 +0 +0%
2008 667 +67 +11.11%
2007 600 +0 +0%
2006 600 +0 +0%
2005 600 +0 +0%
2004 600 +0 +0%
2003 600 +0 +0%
2002 600 +0 +0%
2001 600 +0 +0%
2000 600 — —

Melanesia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

FJ Fiji 278 VU Vanuatu 500 PG Papua New Guinea 514 NC New Caledonia 566 SB Solomon Islands 636
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector per kilowatt-hour of generation. A single number into which the whole structure of generation folds: a coal plant gives about 820 grams per kilowatt-hour, a gas plant roughly 490, and nuclear, wind and solar single digits. The indicator therefore reads as a summary verdict on a power system and is especially useful for comparing countries with different generation mixes: one may have a lot of hydro and another nuclear, yet the result comes out close.

Important: Emissions from generating electricity are counted, without emissions from building the plants and extracting the fuel. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.

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