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Electricity generation from solar per person in Malawi

Malawi: Electricity generation from solar per person was 0.4618 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.4618 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
178th
of 214 countries
All-time high
2.22 kilowatt-hours
in 2017
All-time low
0 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

00.511.522000201220242000: 0 kilowatt-hours2001: 0 kilowatt-hours2002: 0 kilowatt-hours2003: 0 kilowatt-hours2004: 0 kilowatt-hours2005: 0 kilowatt-hours2006: 0 kilowatt-hours2007: 0 kilowatt-hours2008: 0 kilowatt-hours2009: 0 kilowatt-hours2010: 0 kilowatt-hours2011: 0 kilowatt-hours2012: 0.637 kilowatt-hours2013: 0.619 kilowatt-hours2014: 1.2 kilowatt-hours2015: 1.8 kilowatt-hours2016: 1.7 kilowatt-hours2017: 2.2 kilowatt-hours2018: 0.54 kilowatt-hours2019: 0.526 kilowatt-hours2020: 0.512 kilowatt-hours2021: 0.499 kilowatt-hours2022: 0.486 kilowatt-hours2023: 0.474 kilowatt-hours2024: 0.462 kilowatt-hours

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

Analysis

In 2024, electricity generation from solar per person in Malawi stood at 0.4618 kilowatt-hours.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 61.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar per person in Malawi peaked at 2.22 kilowatt-hours in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.

That places Malawi 178th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 0.9206 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours 2.22 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 0.4865 kilowatt-hours 0.4618 kilowatt-hours 0.5119 kilowatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 175 Cote d'Ivoire 0.6263 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 176 Tanzania 0.5834 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 177 Nigeria 0.5473 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 179 Venezuela 0.352 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 180 Ethiopia 0.2953 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 181 Azerbaijan 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  7. 181 Bermuda 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  8. 181 Bhutan 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  9. 181 British Virgin Islands 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  10. 181 Burundi 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  11. 181 Central African Republic 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  12. 181 Chad 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  13. 181 Comoros 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  14. 181 Djibouti 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  15. 181 Dominica 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  16. 181 East Timor 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  17. 181 Equatorial Guinea 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  18. 181 Falkland Islands 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  19. 181 Faroe Islands 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  20. 181 Gabon 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  21. 181 Gambia 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  22. 181 Gibraltar 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  23. 181 Greenland 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  24. 181 Grenada 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  25. 181 Guinea-Bissau 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  26. 181 Haiti 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  27. 181 Kyrgyzstan 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  28. 181 Lesotho 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  29. 181 Macao 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  30. 181 Montserrat 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  31. 181 Niue 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  32. 181 Paraguay 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  33. 181 Saint Helena 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  34. 181 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  35. 181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  36. 181 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  37. 181 Tajikistan 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  38. 181 Turkmenistan 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  39. 181 Western Sahara 0 kilowatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from solar per person in Malawi?
Electricity generation from solar per person in Malawi was 0.4618 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 solar per person recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 2.22 kilowatt-hours in 2017.
What is the lowest electricity generation from solar per person recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
How does Malawi rank for electricity generation from solar per person?
Malawi ranks 178th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity generation from solar per person rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 61.6%. 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 Electricity generation from solar per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from solar 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, 7,018 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.