Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Malawi
Malawi: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 2.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Malawi stood at 2.7%.
The figure is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Malawi peaked at 5.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2015.
Malawi ranks 48th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.8% | — |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -17.6% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -19.9% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 2.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 37.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.5% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 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 share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Malawi?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Malawi was 2.7% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2015.
- How does Malawi rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Malawi ranks 48th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.