Electricity generation per person in Malawi
Malawi: Electricity generation per person was 84.51 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation 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
In 2024, electricity generation per person in Malawi stood at 84.51 kilowatt-hours. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation per person in Malawi peaked at 130.55 kilowatt-hours in 2014 and was at its lowest, 84.51 kilowatt-hours, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 197th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation per person in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 106.93 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 105.23 kilowatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 107.74 kilowatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 107.54 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 117.59 kilowatt-hours | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 119.16 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 118.95 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 116.38 kilowatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 121.63 kilowatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 116.01 kilowatt-hours | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 129.5 kilowatt-hours | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 129.05 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 130.49 kilowatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 126.84 kilowatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 130.55 kilowatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 127.01 kilowatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 122.45 kilowatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 105.88 kilowatt-hours | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 97.69 kilowatt-hours | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 94.61 kilowatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 89.59 kilowatt-hours | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 91.28 kilowatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 88.97 kilowatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 86.71 kilowatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 84.51 kilowatt-hours | -2.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 84.51 kilowatt-hours is above the median for low income countries, which is 84.51 kilowatt-hours, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 84.51 kilowatt-hours is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 243.76 kilowatt-hours, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 113.72 kilowatt-hours | 105.23 kilowatt-hours | 121.63 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 119.41 kilowatt-hours | 94.61 kilowatt-hours | 130.55 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.21 kilowatt-hours | 84.51 kilowatt-hours | 91.28 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation per person in Malawi?
- Electricity generation per person in Malawi was 84.51 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 per person recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 130.55 kilowatt-hours in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.51 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for electricity generation per person?
- Malawi ranks 197th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation per person rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.