Malawi vs Tanzania: Electricity generation from solar per person

Malawi
0.4618 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Tanzania
0.5834 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Malawi rank
177th
Tanzania rank
175th

Electricity generation from solar per person over time

  • Malawi
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.5834 kilowatt-hours against 0.4618 kilowatt-hours in Malawi, a difference of 0.1216 kilowatt-hours.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tanzania ahead.

Malawi ranks 177th and Tanzania ranks 175th of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Tanzania Difference Ahead
2000s 0 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours β€”
2010s 0.9206 kilowatt-hours 0.3944 kilowatt-hours 0.5262 kilowatt-hours Malawi
2020s 0.4865 kilowatt-hours 0.4934 kilowatt-hours 0.0069 kilowatt-hours Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from solar per person, Malawi or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 0.5834 kilowatt-hours against 0.4618 kilowatt-hours in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from solar per person between Malawi and Tanzania?
0.1216 kilowatt-hours, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for electricity generation from solar per person?
Malawi ranks 177th and Tanzania ranks 175th of 210 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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Indicator
Electricity generation from solar 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, 7,018 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.