People without electricity country, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: People without electricity country, per capita was 0.844 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without electricity country, per capita in Malawi, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people without electricity country, per capita in Malawi is 0.844 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.9845 units per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.82 units per person, in 2018.
Malawi ranks 3rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
People without electricity country, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.968 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.9845 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9799 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9753 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9707 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9662 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9617 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9573 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.952 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.948 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.944 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.938 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.931 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.934 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.963 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.926 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.922 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.917 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.913 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.924 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.926 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.91 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.881 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.892 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.89 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.873 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.82 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.888 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.885 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.858 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.86 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.844 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.844 units per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9704 units per person | 0.9573 units per person | 0.9845 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9375 units per person | 0.917 units per person | 0.963 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8917 units per person | 0.82 units per person | 0.926 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8582 units per person | 0.844 units per person | 0.885 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 South Sudan 0.946 units per person compare
- 2 Chad 0.866 units per person compare
- 4 Central African Republic 0.818 units per person compare
- 5 Burundi 0.799 units per person compare
- 6 Niger 0.787 units 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 people without electricity country, per capita in Malawi?
- People without electricity country, per capita in Malawi was 0.844 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9845 units per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.82 units per person in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for people without electricity country, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 3rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country, 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 People without electricity country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People without electricity country ÷ 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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People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.