Electricity generation from solar and wind per person in Malawi
Malawi: Electricity generation from solar and wind per person was 0.4618 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar and wind per person in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from solar and wind per person in Malawi is 0.4618 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar and wind per person in Malawi peaked at 2.22 kilowatt-hours in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Malawi 181st out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9206 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2.22 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4865 kilowatt-hours | 0.4618 kilowatt-hours | 0.5119 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 178 Tanzania 0.5834 kilowatt-hours compare
- 179 Nigeria 0.5473 kilowatt-hours compare
- 180 Chad 0.4926 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Bermuda 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Bhutan 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 British Virgin Islands 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Burundi 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Comoros 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Dominica 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 East Timor 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Equatorial Guinea 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Falkland Islands 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Gabon 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Gambia 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Gibraltar 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Greenland 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Grenada 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Guinea-Bissau 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Haiti 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Kyrgyzstan 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Lesotho 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Macao 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Montserrat 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Niue 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Paraguay 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Saint Helena 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Singapore 0 kilowatt-hours
- 182 Tajikistan 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Turkmenistan 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 182 Western Sahara 0 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Malawi
- Fuel imports 16.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.8% (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs gdp per capita 74.06 (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs gdp per capita 10.03 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from solar and wind per person in Malawi?
- Electricity generation from solar and wind per person in Malawi was 0.4618 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar and wind per person recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.22 kilowatt-hours in 2017.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar and wind per person recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for electricity generation from solar and wind per person?
- Malawi ranks 181st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from solar and wind per person rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar and wind per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.