Share of electricity generation from solar in Malawi
Malawi: Share of electricity generation from solar was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from solar in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.5% for share of electricity generation from solar in 2024.
The figure is down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from solar in Malawi peaked at 2.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 154th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from solar in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.5% | — |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +88.9% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +50.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -73.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.8%, 31% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 39% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from solar in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +88.9% | 0.5% | 0.9% |
| 2018 | -73.6% | 2.1% | 0.6% |
| 2015 | +50.0% | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| 2017 | +50.1% | 1.4% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 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 solar in Malawi?
- Share of electricity generation from solar in Malawi was 0.5% 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 solar recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from solar recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for share of electricity generation from solar?
- Malawi ranks 154th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 solar. 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.