Ethiopia vs Malawi: Energy intensity
Ethiopia
0.3025 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Malawi
0.3051 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
164th
Malawi rank
163rd
Energy intensity over time
- Ethiopia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.3051 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.3025 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0026 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 164th and Malawi ranks 163rd of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2555 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.3898 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.1342 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.2802 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.4308 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.1506 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.3562 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.3875 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0312 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.3502 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.3202 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.3 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.3058 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0057 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity, Ethiopia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.3051 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.3025 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Ethiopia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity between Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 0.0026 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for energy intensity?
- Ethiopia ranks 164th and Malawi ranks 163rd of 165 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.