Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Malawi
Malawi: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 7.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Malawi, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Malawi stood at 7.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 221.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Malawi peaked at 7.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2009.
Malawi ranks 93rd of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -20.3% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +22.1% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +60.7% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.3% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 2 |
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- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 7.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Fuel imports 16.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Malawi?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Malawi was 7.6% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2009.
- How does Malawi rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Malawi ranks 93rd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 221.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.