Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Malawi
Malawi: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 92.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 92.3% for share of electricity generation from hydropower in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Malawi peaked at 96.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 78.5%, in 2018.
Malawi ranks 9th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.3% | — |
| 2001 | 85.2% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 85.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 85.7% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 85.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 85.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 86.7% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 89.4% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 89.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 90.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 90.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 90.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 78.5% | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 92.8% | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 92.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.0%, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 92.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.3%, 3.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.4% | 84.3% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 78.5% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 92.3% | 96.0% | 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 hydropower in Malawi?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Malawi was 92.3% 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 hydropower recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.5% in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Malawi ranks 9th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 hydropower. 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.