Malawi vs Switzerland: Coal consumption
Malawi
0.5435 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Switzerland
0.5228 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malawi rank
108th
Switzerland rank
109th
Coal consumption over time
- Malawi
- Switzerland
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.5435 terawatt-hours against 0.5228 terawatt-hours in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0207 terawatt-hours.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 108th and Switzerland ranks 109th of 220 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4272 terawatt-hours | 4.91 terawatt-hours | 4.48 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.4685 terawatt-hours | 2.15 terawatt-hours | 1.68 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.4461 terawatt-hours | 1.7 terawatt-hours | 1.25 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.5896 terawatt-hours | 1.42 terawatt-hours | 0.8307 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.3821 terawatt-hours | 0.9406 terawatt-hours | 0.5584 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Malawi or Switzerland?
- Malawi, at 0.5435 terawatt-hours against 0.5228 terawatt-hours in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Malawi and Switzerland?
- 0.0207 terawatt-hours, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Switzerland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Switzerland rank globally for coal consumption?
- Malawi ranks 108th and Switzerland ranks 109th 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.