Share of electricity generation from renewables in Malawi
Malawi: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 95.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 95.6% for share of electricity generation from renewables in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from renewables in Malawi peaked at 100.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 81.8%, in 2018.
Malawi ranks 16th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.0% | 89.2% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 81.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 95.6% | 99.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 13 Namibia 97.6% compare
- 14 Uganda 97.1% compare
- 15 Eswatini 96.7% compare
- 17 Sierra Leone 95.2% compare
- 18 Tajikistan 94.4% compare
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 share of electricity generation from renewables in Malawi?
- Share of electricity generation from renewables in Malawi was 95.6% 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 renewables recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.8% in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Malawi ranks 16th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.