Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Electricity generation

Burkina Faso
1.69 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Malawi
1.83 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
147th
Malawi rank
145th

Electricity generation over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Malawi
0.511.52200020122024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.83 terawatt-hours against 1.69 terawatt-hours in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.14 terawatt-hours.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 147th and Malawi ranks 145th of 214 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 0.502 terawatt-hours 1.45 terawatt-hours 0.952 terawatt-hours Malawi
2010s 0.998 terawatt-hours 2 terawatt-hours 1 terawatt-hours Malawi
2020s 1.67 terawatt-hours 1.81 terawatt-hours 0.14 terawatt-hours Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation, Burkina Faso or Malawi?
Malawi, at 1.83 terawatt-hours against 1.69 terawatt-hours in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
0.14 terawatt-hours, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for electricity generation?
Burkina Faso ranks 147th and Malawi ranks 145th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,724 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.