Brunei vs Malawi: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Brunei
7.6%
in 2024
Malawi
7.2%
in 2024
Brunei rank
20th
Malawi rank
21st
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Brunei
- Malawi
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 7.6% against 7.2% in Malawi, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malawi ahead.
Brunei ranks 20th and Malawi ranks 21st of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.2% | 1.5% | 1.7% | Brunei |
| 1990s | -1.4% | 3.9% | 5.4% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 1.9% | 6.9% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 4.9% | 0.9% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Brunei or Malawi?
- Brunei, at 7.6% against 7.2% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Brunei and Malawi?
- 0.4%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Malawi?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Malawi rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Brunei ranks 20th and Malawi ranks 21st of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.