Madagascar vs Malawi: Primary energy use per person

Madagascar
513.57 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Malawi
399.2 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Madagascar rank
204th
Malawi rank
206th

Primary energy use per person over time

  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
0200400600198020022024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 513.57 kilowatt-hours per person against 399.2 kilowatt-hours per person in Malawi, a difference of 114.37 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 204th and Malawi ranks 206th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 485.02 kilowatt-hours per person 352.25 kilowatt-hours per person 132.76 kilowatt-hours per person Madagascar
1990s 374.14 kilowatt-hours per person 392.14 kilowatt-hours per person 17.99 kilowatt-hours per person Malawi
2000s 445.65 kilowatt-hours per person 386.69 kilowatt-hours per person 58.96 kilowatt-hours per person Madagascar
2010s 522.87 kilowatt-hours per person 394 kilowatt-hours per person 128.87 kilowatt-hours per person Madagascar
2020s 502.5 kilowatt-hours per person 393.61 kilowatt-hours per person 108.89 kilowatt-hours per person Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use per person, Madagascar or Malawi?
Madagascar, at 513.57 kilowatt-hours per person against 399.2 kilowatt-hours per person in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary energy use per person between Madagascar and Malawi?
114.37 kilowatt-hours per person, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for primary energy use per person?
Madagascar ranks 204th and Malawi ranks 206th of 217 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 Primary energy use 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
Primary energy use per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
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
218 places, 10,541 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.