Malawi vs Somalia: Oil consumption per person

Malawi
288.65 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Somalia
353.06 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
215th
Somalia rank
213th

Oil consumption per person over time

  • Malawi
  • Somalia
2004006008001.0k198020022024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 353.06 kilowatt-hours per person against 288.65 kilowatt-hours per person in Malawi, a difference of 64.41 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Somalia ahead.

Malawi ranks 215th and Somalia ranks 213th of 219 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Somalia Difference Ahead
1980s 232.88 kilowatt-hours per person 793.93 kilowatt-hours per person 561.05 kilowatt-hours per person Somalia
1990s 266.19 kilowatt-hours per person 348.29 kilowatt-hours per person 82.09 kilowatt-hours per person Somalia
2000s 238.74 kilowatt-hours per person 312.35 kilowatt-hours per person 73.61 kilowatt-hours per person Somalia
2010s 242.89 kilowatt-hours per person 274.36 kilowatt-hours per person 31.47 kilowatt-hours per person Somalia
2020s 284.68 kilowatt-hours per person 347.92 kilowatt-hours per person 63.24 kilowatt-hours per person Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption per person, Malawi or Somalia?
Somalia, at 353.06 kilowatt-hours per person against 288.65 kilowatt-hours per person in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Malawi and Somalia?
64.41 kilowatt-hours per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Somalia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Somalia rank globally for oil consumption per person?
Malawi ranks 215th and Somalia ranks 213th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.