People without electricity country, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: People without electricity country, per square kilometre was 188.93 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People without electricity country, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 188.93 units per square kilometre for people without electricity country, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 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, people without electricity country, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 188.93 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 104.06 units per square kilometre, in 1992.
Malawi ranks 4th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
People without electricity country, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 104.06 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 107.39 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 105.64 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 105 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 106.59 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 108.24 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 110.09 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 112.18 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 114.26 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 116.57 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 118.95 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 121.19 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 123.44 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 127.2 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 134.81 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 133.34 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 136.68 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 140.02 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 143.58 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 149.61 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 154.3 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 156 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 155.32 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 161.65 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 165.75 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 167.04 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 161.15 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 179.2 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 183.36 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 182.44 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 187.62 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 188.93 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107.4 units per square kilometre | 104.06 units per square kilometre | 112.18 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 126.65 units per square kilometre | 114.26 units per square kilometre | 140.02 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 159.36 units per square kilometre | 143.58 units per square kilometre | 179.2 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 185.59 units per square kilometre | 182.44 units per square kilometre | 188.93 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 Burundi 471.24 units per square kilometre compare
- 2 Haiti 205.64 units per square kilometre compare
- 3 Rwanda 204.2 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Uganda 117.69 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Nigeria 97.08 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 93.25 units 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)
- 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 square kilometre in Malawi?
- People without electricity country, per square kilometre in Malawi was 188.93 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 188.93 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 104.06 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for people without electricity country, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 4th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people without electricity country, 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 People without electricity country, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country 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.
People without electricity country ÷ 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)
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
People without electricity country 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.