Oil consumption, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Oil consumption, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oil consumption, per capita in Malawi, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2024, oil consumption, per capita in Malawi stood at 0 terawatt-hours per person.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 1988.
Malawi ranks 201st of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Oil consumption, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -20.4% |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -20.4% |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +12.7% |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -10.8% |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +21.3% |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +23.1% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 198 Madagascar 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 199 Somalia 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 200 Central African Republic 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 202 Burundi 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 203 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 204 Northern Mariana Islands 0 terawatt-hours per person
- 204 Tuvalu 0 terawatt-hours 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil consumption, per capita in Malawi?
- Oil consumption, per capita in Malawi was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oil consumption, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest oil consumption, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1988.
- How does Malawi rank for oil consumption, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 201st out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil consumption, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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 Oil consumption, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oil consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Oil consumption ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oil consumption Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Oil consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.