Chad vs Malawi: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita

Chad
0.3429 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Malawi
0.3051 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Chad rank
158th
Malawi rank
161st

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Chad
  • Malawi
0.10.20.30.40.5198020012022

How they compare

Chad currently reports 0.3429 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.3051 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Malawi, a difference of 0.0378 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 158th and Malawi ranks 161st of 163 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3138 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3898 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0759 kilowatt-hours per dollar Malawi
1990s 0.2068 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4308 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.224 kilowatt-hours per dollar Malawi
2000s 0.1124 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3875 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.2751 kilowatt-hours per dollar Malawi
2010s 0.192 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3202 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1282 kilowatt-hours per dollar Malawi
2020s 0.3348 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3058 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.029 kilowatt-hours per dollar Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Chad or Malawi?
Chad, at 0.3429 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.3051 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Malawi as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Chad and Malawi?
0.0378 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Malawi?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Chad and Malawi rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Chad ranks 158th and Malawi ranks 161st of 163 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 Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
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
164 places, 7,728 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.