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.
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 |
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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 74.1% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 10.0% (2023)
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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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.