Malawi vs Uganda: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita

Malawi
0.3051 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Uganda
0.3076 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Malawi rank
161st
Uganda rank
160th

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.3076 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.3051 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Malawi, a difference of 0.0025 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 161st and Uganda ranks 160th of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3898 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.2295 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1603 kilowatt-hours per dollar Malawi
1990s 0.4308 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.2461 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1847 kilowatt-hours per dollar Malawi
2000s 0.3875 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.249 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1385 kilowatt-hours per dollar Malawi
2010s 0.3202 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3006 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0196 kilowatt-hours per dollar Malawi
2020s 0.3058 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3051 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0007 kilowatt-hours per dollar Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Malawi or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.3076 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 Malawi and Uganda?
0.0025 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Malawi ranks 161st and Uganda ranks 160th 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.