People without electricity country in Malawi
Malawi: People without electricity country was 18.28 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.28 million
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
9th
of 214 countries
All-time high
18.28 million
in 2024
All-time low
9.81 million
in 1992
Years of data
33
1992–2024
People without electricity country in Malawi, 1992–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people without electricity country in Malawi is 18.28 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country in Malawi peaked at 18.28 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.81 million, in 1992.
Malawi ranks 9th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
People without electricity country in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 9.81 million | — |
| 1993 | 10.12 million | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 9.96 million | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 9.90 million | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 10.05 million | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 10.21 million | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 10.38 million | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 10.58 million | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 10.77 million | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 10.99 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 11.22 million | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 11.43 million | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 11.64 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 11.99 million | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 12.71 million | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 12.57 million | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 12.89 million | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 13.20 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 13.54 million | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 14.10 million | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 14.55 million | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 14.71 million | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 14.64 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 15.24 million | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 15.63 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 15.75 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 15.19 million | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 16.89 million | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 17.29 million | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 17.20 million | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 17.69 million | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 17.81 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 18.28 million | +2.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 18.28 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.22 million, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 18.28 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.10 million, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.13 million | 9.81 million | 10.58 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 11.94 million | 10.77 million | 13.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.02 million | 13.54 million | 16.89 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.65 million | 17.20 million | 18.28 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More energy & mining data for Malawi
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without electricity country in Malawi?
- People without electricity country in Malawi was 18.28 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people without electricity country recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 18.28 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.81 million in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for people without electricity country?
- Malawi ranks 9th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of People without electricity country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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