Malawi vs Nigeria: Electricity generation from solar per person
Malawi
0.4618 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Nigeria
0.5473 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Malawi rank
178th
Nigeria rank
177th
Electricity generation from solar per person over time
- Malawi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.5473 kilowatt-hours against 0.4618 kilowatt-hours in Malawi, a difference of 0.0855 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Malawi ranks 178th and Nigeria ranks 177th of 214 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 0.9206 kilowatt-hours | 0.1226 kilowatt-hours | 0.798 kilowatt-hours | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.4865 kilowatt-hours | 0.4642 kilowatt-hours | 0.0223 kilowatt-hours | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar per person, Malawi or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.5473 kilowatt-hours against 0.4618 kilowatt-hours in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar per person between Malawi and Nigeria?
- 0.0855 kilowatt-hours, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for electricity generation from solar per person?
- Malawi ranks 178th and Nigeria ranks 177th 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 from solar per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.