Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — Vanuatu

Hydro share of electricity in Vanuatu in 2021 — 10.73%. Ranked 103 in the world out of 208. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 8.9 pp.

2021 10.73% +0.1 pp vs 2020
World rank 103of 208
Period maximum 10.84%2015
Period minimum 1.83%2000

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — Vanuatu, 2000–2021051015200020032006200920122015201820212000: 1.83%2001: 1.83%2002: 1.83%2003: 1.83%2004: 1.83%2005: 1.83%2006: 1.83%2007: 1.83%2008: 2.65%2009: 4.73%2010: 9.74%2011: 8.69%2012: 10.7%2013: 10.28%2014: 10.74%2015: 10.84%2016: 6.99%2017: 9.2%2018: 9.59%2019: 9.42%2020: 10.63%2021: 10.73%
Change over the period: +8.9 pp Annual average: 0.42 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Vanuatu 10.73%
World 15.41%
Melanesia computed 29.54%
Hydro share of electricity — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 10.73 +0.1 pp
2020 10.63 +1.21 pp
2019 9.42 −0.17 pp
2018 9.59 +0.39 pp
2017 9.2 +2.21 pp
2016 6.99 −3.85 pp
2015 10.84 +0.11 pp
2014 10.74 +0.46 pp
2013 10.28 −0.42 pp
2012 10.7 +2.01 pp
2011 8.69 −1.04 pp
2010 9.74 +5 pp
2009 4.73 +2.08 pp
2008 2.65 +0.82 pp
2007 1.83 +0 pp
2006 1.83 +0 pp
2005 1.83 +0 pp
2004 1.83 +0 pp
2003 1.83 +0 pp
2002 1.83 +0 pp
2001 1.83 +0 pp
2000 1.83

Melanesia, 2021

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

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated at hydroelectric plants. The oldest of the renewable sources and still the largest: hydro yields more electricity than solar and wind together. The share is set by terrain and water availability rather than by policy, so in a number of countries it exceeds ninety percent — and that makes them vulnerable to drought: in a dry year such a country has to burn fuel or buy electricity.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. The series swings noticeably from year to year with water availability, and that is not a data error.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.