Installed solar pv capacity in Malawi
Malawi: Installed solar pv capacity was 0.1049 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Installed solar pv capacity in Malawi, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, installed solar pv capacity in Malawi stood at 0.1049. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 9,868.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed solar pv capacity in Malawi peaked at 0.1049 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001, in 2005.
Malawi ranks 123rd of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Installed solar pv capacity in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0002 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 | -67.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 | +986.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 | +36.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0033 | +81.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0634 | +1794.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1047 | +65.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1047 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1049 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1049 | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.1049 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0631, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.1049 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0453, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed solar pv capacity in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1794.7% | 0.0033 | 0.0634 |
| 2013 | +986.6% | 0.0001 | 0.0009 |
| 2020 | +81.2% | 0.0018 | 0.0033 |
| 2005 | -67.7% | 0.0002 | 0.0001 |
| 2022 | +65.2% | 0.0634 | 0.1047 |
| 2017 | +36.1% | 0.0012 | 0.0016 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0002 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 | 0.0001 | 0.0018 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.081 | 0.0033 | 0.1049 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More energy & mining data for Malawi
- Fuel imports 19.8% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2025)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 0.6% (2025)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed solar pv capacity in Malawi?
- Installed solar pv capacity in Malawi was 0.1049 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1049 in 2024.
- What is the lowest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for installed solar pv capacity?
- Malawi ranks 123rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed solar pv capacity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9,868.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Installed solar pv capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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