Coal production per person in Malawi
Malawi: Coal production per person was 10.56 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Coal production per person in Malawi, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 10.56 kilowatt-hours per person for coal production per person in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1,123.5% on the previous year and down 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production per person in Malawi peaked at 50.83 kilowatt-hours per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1980.
That places Malawi 61st out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 42.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.85 kilowatt-hours per person | 35.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 41.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 29.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 50.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 38.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8627 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 58 Japan 25.7 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 59 Niger 23.68 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 60 United Kingdom 13.8 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 62 Chile 7.31 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 63 Cambodia 5.4 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 64 Nepal 0.6752 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Malawi
- Fuel imports 16.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.8% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 74.1% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 10.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal production per person in Malawi?
- Coal production per person in Malawi was 10.56 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal production per person recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 50.83 kilowatt-hours per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest coal production per person recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1980.
- How does Malawi rank for coal production per person?
- Malawi ranks 61st out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coal production per person rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal production per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.