Chile vs Malawi: Coal production per person

Chile
7.31 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Malawi
10.56 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Chile rank
62nd
Malawi rank
61st

Coal production per person over time

  • Chile
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 10.56 kilowatt-hours per person against 7.31 kilowatt-hours per person in Chile, a difference of 3.25 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 62nd and Malawi ranks 61st of 218 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 581.97 kilowatt-hours per person 18.62 kilowatt-hours per person 563.35 kilowatt-hours per person Chile
1990s 472.8 kilowatt-hours per person 37.85 kilowatt-hours per person 434.95 kilowatt-hours per person Chile
2000s 155.51 kilowatt-hours per person 35.53 kilowatt-hours per person 119.98 kilowatt-hours per person Chile
2010s 579.9 kilowatt-hours per person 27.29 kilowatt-hours per person 552.61 kilowatt-hours per person Chile
2020s 41.23 kilowatt-hours per person 12.96 kilowatt-hours per person 28.27 kilowatt-hours per person Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal production per person, Chile or Malawi?
Malawi, at 10.56 kilowatt-hours per person against 7.31 kilowatt-hours per person in Chile as of 2024.
What is the difference in coal production per person between Chile and Malawi?
3.25 kilowatt-hours per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Malawi?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Chile and Malawi rank globally for coal production per person?
Chile ranks 62nd and Malawi ranks 61st of 218 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 production per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Coal production per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 14,879 data points, 1700–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.