Malawi vs Niger: Coal production per person
Malawi
10.56 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Niger
23.68 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
61st
Niger rank
59th
Coal production per person over time
- Malawi
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 23.68 kilowatt-hours per person against 10.56 kilowatt-hours per person in Malawi, a difference of 13.12 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Niger's figure about 2.2 times Malawi's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 61st and Niger ranks 59th of 218 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 | 18.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 93.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 74.51 kilowatt-hours per person | Niger |
| 1990s | 37.85 kilowatt-hours per person | 100.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 62.58 kilowatt-hours per person | Niger |
| 2000s | 35.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 80.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 45.09 kilowatt-hours per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 27.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 77.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 50.3 kilowatt-hours per person | Niger |
| 2020s | 12.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 62.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 49.9 kilowatt-hours per person | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production per person, Malawi or Niger?
- Niger, at 23.68 kilowatt-hours per person against 10.56 kilowatt-hours per person in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal production per person between Malawi and Niger?
- 13.12 kilowatt-hours per person, 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 production per person?
- Malawi ranks 61st and Niger ranks 59th 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
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.