Malawi vs Zambia: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Malawi
8.85 kWh per person
in 2021
Zambia
12.14 kWh per person
in 2021
Malawi rank
152nd
Zambia rank
149th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Malawi
  • Zambia
-50050100199020052021

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 12.14 kWh per person against 8.85 kWh per person in Malawi, a difference of 3.29 kWh per person.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.

Malawi ranks 152nd and Zambia ranks 149th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 3.02 kWh per person 22.49 kWh per person 19.47 kWh per person Zambia
2010s 4.32 kWh per person 10 kWh per person 5.68 kWh per person Zambia
2020s 8.97 kWh per person 12.38 kWh per person 3.41 kWh per person Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Malawi or Zambia?
Zambia, at 12.14 kWh per person against 8.85 kWh per person in Malawi as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Malawi and Zambia?
3.29 kWh per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Malawi ranks 152nd and Zambia ranks 149th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita
Unit
kWh per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
256 places, 7,438 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.