Eritrea vs Malawi: Electricity generation per person

Eritrea
127.28 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Malawi
84.51 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Eritrea rank
194th
Malawi rank
197th

Electricity generation per person over time

  • Eritrea
  • Malawi
050100150200020122024

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 127.28 kilowatt-hours against 84.51 kilowatt-hours in Malawi, a difference of 42.77 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.5 times Malawi's.

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

Eritrea ranks 194th and Malawi ranks 197th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 103.6 kilowatt-hours 113.72 kilowatt-hours 10.11 kilowatt-hours Malawi
2010s 101.61 kilowatt-hours 119.41 kilowatt-hours 17.8 kilowatt-hours Malawi
2020s 129.49 kilowatt-hours 88.21 kilowatt-hours 41.28 kilowatt-hours Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation per person, Eritrea or Malawi?
Eritrea, at 127.28 kilowatt-hours against 84.51 kilowatt-hours in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation per person between Eritrea and Malawi?
42.77 kilowatt-hours, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Malawi?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Malawi rank globally for electricity generation per person?
Eritrea ranks 194th and Malawi ranks 197th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation 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 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, 6,642 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.