Electricity generation per person in Mali

Mali: Electricity generation per person was 243.48 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
243.48 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
183rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
252.85 kilowatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
87.51 kilowatt-hours
in 2003
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation per person in Mali, 2000–2024

1001502002502000201220242000: 91.7 kilowatt-hours2001: 89.8 kilowatt-hours2002: 90.3 kilowatt-hours2003: 87.5 kilowatt-hours2004: 96.2 kilowatt-hours2005: 110.1 kilowatt-hours2006: 112.2 kilowatt-hours2007: 109.3 kilowatt-hours2008: 121.1 kilowatt-hours2009: 101.1 kilowatt-hours2010: 148 kilowatt-hours2011: 131.2 kilowatt-hours2012: 136.2 kilowatt-hours2013: 126 kilowatt-hours2014: 139.3 kilowatt-hours2015: 135 kilowatt-hours2016: 157.4 kilowatt-hours2017: 173.6 kilowatt-hours2018: 176.6 kilowatt-hours2019: 180.8 kilowatt-hours2020: 181.5 kilowatt-hours2021: 176 kilowatt-hours2022: 188.1 kilowatt-hours2023: 252.8 kilowatt-hours2024: 243.5 kilowatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

Mali recorded 243.48 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation per person in 2024.

The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 74.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation per person in Mali peaked at 252.85 kilowatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 87.51 kilowatt-hours, in 2003.

That places Mali 183rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 100.93 kilowatt-hours 87.51 kilowatt-hours 121.14 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 150.41 kilowatt-hours 126 kilowatt-hours 180.84 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 208.37 kilowatt-hours 175.98 kilowatt-hours 252.85 kilowatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 180 Cameroon 249.28 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 181 Ethiopia 246.32 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 182 Kenya 244.04 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 184 Western Sahara 227.87 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 185 Gambia 184.78 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 186 Palestine 180.15 kilowatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation per person in Mali?
Electricity generation per person in Mali was 243.48 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 Mali?
The highest recorded value was 252.85 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 87.51 kilowatt-hours in 2003.
How does Mali rank for electricity generation per person?
Mali ranks 183rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity generation per person rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mali 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

Indicator
Electricity generation per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,642 data points, 1920–2025
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.