Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Malawi
Malawi: Electricity generation from hydropower per person was 78.04 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 78.04 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from hydropower per person in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower per person in Malawi peaked at 118.52 kilowatt-hours in 2014 and was at its lowest, 76.64 kilowatt-hours, in 2018.
Malawi ranks 113th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.27 kilowatt-hours | 89.71 kilowatt-hours | 108.75 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.71 kilowatt-hours | 76.64 kilowatt-hours | 118.52 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.12 kilowatt-hours | 78.04 kilowatt-hours | 86 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 110 Cote d'Ivoire 93.94 kilowatt-hours compare
- 111 Mauritius 86.53 kilowatt-hours compare
- 112 United Kingdom 79.8 kilowatt-hours compare
- 114 South Korea 73.55 kilowatt-hours compare
- 116 Nigeria 53.97 kilowatt-hours 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 electricity generation from hydropower per person in Malawi?
- Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Malawi was 78.04 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 118.52 kilowatt-hours in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.64 kilowatt-hours in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Malawi ranks 113th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower per person rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from hydropower per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.