Malawi vs Senegal: Coal consumption
Malawi
0.5435 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Senegal
0.4804 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Malawi rank
108th
Senegal rank
111th
Coal consumption over time
- Malawi
- Senegal
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.5435 terawatt-hours against 0.4804 terawatt-hours in Senegal, a difference of 0.0631 terawatt-hours.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 108th and Senegal ranks 111th of 220 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4272 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.4272 terawatt-hours | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.4685 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.4685 terawatt-hours | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.4461 terawatt-hours | 1.07 terawatt-hours | 0.6247 terawatt-hours | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.5896 terawatt-hours | 3.44 terawatt-hours | 2.85 terawatt-hours | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.3821 terawatt-hours | 3.55 terawatt-hours | 3.17 terawatt-hours | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Malawi or Senegal?
- Malawi, at 0.5435 terawatt-hours against 0.4804 terawatt-hours in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Malawi and Senegal?
- 0.0631 terawatt-hours, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Senegal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Senegal rank globally for coal consumption?
- Malawi ranks 108th and Senegal ranks 111th 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.