Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.844 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Malawi is 0.844 people per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.963 people per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.82 people per person, in 2018.
That places Malawi 3rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.952 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.948 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.944 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.938 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.931 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.934 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.963 people per person | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.926 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.922 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.917 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.913 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.924 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.926 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.91 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.881 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.892 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.89 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.873 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.82 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.888 people per person | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.885 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.858 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.86 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.844 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.844 people per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9375 people per person | 0.917 people per person | 0.963 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8917 people per person | 0.82 people per person | 0.926 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8582 people per person | 0.844 people per person | 0.885 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 South Sudan 0.946 people per person compare
- 2 Chad 0.866 people per person compare
- 4 Central African Republic 0.818 people per person compare
- 5 Burundi 0.799 people per person compare
- 6 Niger 0.787 people per person 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 number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Malawi?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Malawi was 0.844 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.963 people per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.82 people per person in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 3rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.