Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Malawi
Malawi: Electricity generation from hydropower per person was 78.04 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
78.04 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
114th
of 215 countries
All-time high
118.52 kilowatt-hours
in 2014
All-time low
76.64 kilowatt-hours
in 2018
Years of data
25
2000–2024
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 114th of 215 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.
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.14 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 89.71 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 91.75 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 93.58 kilowatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 100.79 kilowatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 102.03 kilowatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 101.53 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 100.91 kilowatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 108.75 kilowatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 103.5 kilowatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 117.36 kilowatt-hours | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 117.26 kilowatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 118.4 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 115.09 kilowatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 118.52 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 114.72 kilowatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 110.49 kilowatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 100.89 kilowatt-hours | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 76.64 kilowatt-hours | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 87.78 kilowatt-hours | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 86 kilowatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 84.3 kilowatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 82.16 kilowatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 80.08 kilowatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 78.04 kilowatt-hours | -2.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 78.04 kilowatt-hours is above the median for low income countries, which is 27.17 kilowatt-hours, 2.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 78.04 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.73 kilowatt-hours, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 111 Cote d'Ivoire 93.94 kilowatt-hours compare
- 112 Mauritius 86.53 kilowatt-hours compare
- 113 United Kingdom 79.8 kilowatt-hours compare
- 115 South Korea 73.55 kilowatt-hours compare
- 116 Luxembourg 73.48 kilowatt-hours compare
- 117 Nigeria 53.97 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Malawi
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.5% (2024)
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 114th out of 215 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.