Malawi vs Uganda: Annual change in primary energy use
Malawi
0.5793 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Uganda
0.6889 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Malawi rank
89th
Uganda rank
88th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.6889 terawatt-hours against 0.5793 terawatt-hours in Malawi, a difference of 0.1096 terawatt-hours.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 89th and Uganda ranks 88th of 218 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0303 terawatt-hours | 0.0472 terawatt-hours | 0.0169 terawatt-hours | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.1359 terawatt-hours | 0.2211 terawatt-hours | 0.0852 terawatt-hours | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.0748 terawatt-hours | 0.8622 terawatt-hours | 0.7874 terawatt-hours | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.2857 terawatt-hours | 1.39 terawatt-hours | 1.1 terawatt-hours | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.1313 terawatt-hours | 0.6674 terawatt-hours | 0.5361 terawatt-hours | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Malawi or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.6889 terawatt-hours against 0.5793 terawatt-hours in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.1096 terawatt-hours, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Malawi ranks 89th and Uganda ranks 88th 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
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.