Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Malawi
Malawi: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 24.61 watts per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Malawi stood at 24.61 watts per capita.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Malawi peaked at 28.84 watts per capita in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.35 watts per capita, in 2020.
Malawi ranks 183rd of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.75 watts per capita | 22.66 watts per capita | 28.84 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.14 watts per capita | 20.77 watts per capita | 24.26 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5 watts per capita | 20.35 watts per capita | 25.25 watts per capita | 4 |
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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 renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Malawi?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Malawi was 24.61 watts per capita in 2023, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 28.84 watts per capita in 2000.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.35 watts per capita in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Malawi ranks 183rd out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita)