Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre was 188.93 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 188.93 people per square kilometre for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 188.93 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 114.26 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 4th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 114.26 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 116.57 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 118.95 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 121.19 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 123.44 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 127.2 people per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 134.81 people per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 133.34 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 136.68 people per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 140.02 people per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 143.58 people per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 149.61 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 154.3 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 156 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 155.32 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 161.65 people per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 165.75 people per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 167.04 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 161.15 people per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 179.2 people per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 183.36 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 182.44 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 187.62 people per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 188.93 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 126.65 people per square kilometre | 114.26 people per square kilometre | 140.02 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 159.36 people per square kilometre | 143.58 people per square kilometre | 179.2 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 185.59 people per square kilometre | 182.44 people per square kilometre | 188.93 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 Burundi 471.24 people per square kilometre compare
- 2 Haiti 205.64 people per square kilometre compare
- 3 Rwanda 204.2 people per square kilometre compare
- 5 Uganda 117.69 people per square kilometre compare
- 6 Nigeria 97.08 people per square kilometre compare
- 7 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 93.25 people per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Malawi?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Malawi was 188.93 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 188.93 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 114.26 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 4th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.