Malawi vs Niger: Coal consumption
Malawi
0.5435 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Niger
0.6401 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Malawi rank
108th
Niger rank
105th
Coal consumption over time
- Malawi
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.6401 terawatt-hours against 0.5435 terawatt-hours in Malawi, a difference of 0.0966 terawatt-hours.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 108th and Niger ranks 105th of 220 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4272 terawatt-hours | 0.6763 terawatt-hours | 0.2491 terawatt-hours | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.4685 terawatt-hours | 0.8942 terawatt-hours | 0.4257 terawatt-hours | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.4461 terawatt-hours | 0.9748 terawatt-hours | 0.5286 terawatt-hours | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.5896 terawatt-hours | 1.49 terawatt-hours | 0.8965 terawatt-hours | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.3821 terawatt-hours | 1.53 terawatt-hours | 1.15 terawatt-hours | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Malawi or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.6401 terawatt-hours against 0.5435 terawatt-hours in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Malawi and Niger?
- 0.0966 terawatt-hours, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Niger rank globally for coal consumption?
- Malawi ranks 108th and Niger ranks 105th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.