Electricity generation from renewables per person in Malawi

Malawi: Electricity generation from renewables per person was 80.81 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
80.81 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
153rd
of 209 countries
All-time high
123.33 kilowatt-hours
in 2014
All-time low
79.88 kilowatt-hours
in 2018
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation from renewables per person in Malawi, 2000–2024

02550751001252000201220242000: 96.3 kilowatt-hours2001: 95.7 kilowatt-hours2002: 97.6 kilowatt-hours2003: 99.3 kilowatt-hours2004: 106.4 kilowatt-hours2005: 106.7 kilowatt-hours2006: 106.1 kilowatt-hours2007: 105.3 kilowatt-hours2008: 113 kilowatt-hours2009: 107.7 kilowatt-hours2010: 121.4 kilowatt-hours2011: 121.2 kilowatt-hours2012: 122.2 kilowatt-hours2013: 118.8 kilowatt-hours2014: 123.3 kilowatt-hours2015: 119.4 kilowatt-hours2016: 115 kilowatt-hours2017: 105.9 kilowatt-hours2018: 79.9 kilowatt-hours2019: 90.9 kilowatt-hours2020: 89.1 kilowatt-hours2021: 87.3 kilowatt-hours2022: 85.1 kilowatt-hours2023: 82.9 kilowatt-hours2024: 80.8 kilowatt-hours

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 80.81 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from renewables per person in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from renewables per person in Malawi peaked at 123.33 kilowatt-hours in 2014 and was at its lowest, 79.88 kilowatt-hours, in 2018.

Malawi ranks 153rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 103.43 kilowatt-hours 95.75 kilowatt-hours 113.05 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 111.81 kilowatt-hours 79.88 kilowatt-hours 123.33 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 85.04 kilowatt-hours 80.81 kilowatt-hours 89.08 kilowatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 150 Tonga 95.98 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 151 Mauritania 90.92 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 152 Senegal 81.61 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 154 Kiribati 74.34 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 155 Tunisia 72.88 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 156 Cuba 71.04 kilowatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from renewables per person in Malawi?
Electricity generation from renewables per person in Malawi was 80.81 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 renewables per person recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 123.33 kilowatt-hours in 2014.
What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables per person recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 79.88 kilowatt-hours in 2018.
How does Malawi rank for electricity generation from renewables per person?
Malawi ranks 153rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity generation from renewables per person rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. 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 from renewables per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from renewables 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, 6,983 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.