Democratic Republic of Congo vs Malawi: Oil consumption per person

Democratic Republic of Congo
137.94 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Malawi
288.65 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
216th
Malawi rank
214th

Oil consumption per person over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Malawi
100200300400500198020022024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 288.65 kilowatt-hours per person against 137.94 kilowatt-hours per person in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 150.71 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 216th and Malawi ranks 214th of 218 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Oil consumption per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 10,532 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.