Gabon vs Malawi: Annual change in primary energy use

Gabon
0.5628 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Malawi
0.5793 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Gabon rank
90th
Malawi rank
89th

Annual change in primary energy use over time

  • Gabon
  • Malawi
-4-2024198120022024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.5793 terawatt-hours against 0.5628 terawatt-hours in Gabon, a difference of 0.0165 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 25 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 90th and Malawi ranks 89th of 218 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0.4005 terawatt-hours 0.0303 terawatt-hours 0.3702 terawatt-hours Gabon
1990s 0.1954 terawatt-hours 0.1359 terawatt-hours 0.0595 terawatt-hours Gabon
2000s -0.1581 terawatt-hours 0.0748 terawatt-hours 0.2329 terawatt-hours Malawi
2010s 0.468 terawatt-hours 0.2857 terawatt-hours 0.1823 terawatt-hours Gabon
2020s 0.1408 terawatt-hours 0.1313 terawatt-hours 0.0095 terawatt-hours Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Gabon or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.5793 terawatt-hours against 0.5628 terawatt-hours in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Gabon and Malawi?
0.0165 terawatt-hours, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Malawi?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Malawi rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
Gabon ranks 90th and Malawi ranks 89th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in primary energy use
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
221 places, 10,501 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.