Net electricity imports in Malawi
Malawi: Net electricity imports was -0.02 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net electricity imports in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Malawi recorded -0.02 terawatt-hours for net electricity imports in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Malawi peaked at 0 terawatt-hours in 2000 and was at its lowest, -0.02 terawatt-hours, in 2007.
That places Malawi 170th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.012 terawatt-hours | -0.02 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.02 terawatt-hours | -0.02 terawatt-hours | -0.02 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.02 terawatt-hours | -0.02 terawatt-hours | -0.02 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 net electricity imports in Malawi?
- Net electricity imports in Malawi was -0.02 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.02 terawatt-hours in 2007.
- How does Malawi rank for net electricity imports?
- Malawi ranks 170th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.