Eswatini vs Malawi: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person

Eswatini
16.09 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Malawi
3.69 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Eswatini rank
192nd
Malawi rank
195th

Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person over time

  • Eswatini
  • Malawi
010203040200020122024

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 16.09 kilowatt-hours against 3.69 kilowatt-hours in Malawi, a difference of 12.4 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 4.4 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.

Eswatini ranks 192nd and Malawi ranks 195th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 19.51 kilowatt-hours 10.29 kilowatt-hours 9.22 kilowatt-hours Eswatini
2010s 23.64 kilowatt-hours 7.6 kilowatt-hours 16.04 kilowatt-hours Eswatini
2020s 16.42 kilowatt-hours 3.18 kilowatt-hours 13.24 kilowatt-hours Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels per person, Eswatini or Malawi?
Eswatini, at 16.09 kilowatt-hours against 3.69 kilowatt-hours in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels per person between Eswatini and Malawi?
12.4 kilowatt-hours, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Malawi?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and Malawi rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
Eswatini ranks 192nd and Malawi ranks 195th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person. 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 from fossil fuels per person
Unit
kilowatt-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
214 places, 6,157 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in kilowatt-hours per person.