Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Estonia or Malawi?

Malawi, at 1,920 GWh against 1,502 GWh in Estonia as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Malawi?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Malawi: Renewable energy electricity output

Estonia

1,502 GWh

in 2015

Malawi

1,920 GWh

in 2015

Estonia rank

101st

Malawi rank

98th

Renewable energy electricity output over time

Estonia
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1,920 GWh against 1,502 GWh in Estonia, a difference of 418 GWh.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Estonia's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 101st and Malawi ranks 98th of 230 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.3 GWh	822.9 GWh	816.6 GWh	Malawi
2000s	129.9 GWh	1,313 GWh	1,183 GWh	Malawi
2010s	1,302 GWh	1,868 GWh	566.54 GWh	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Estonia or Malawi?: Malawi, at 1,920 GWh against 1,502 GWh in Estonia as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Estonia and Malawi?: 418 GWh, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Malawi?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Estonia and Malawi rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?: Estonia ranks 101st and Malawi ranks 98th of 230 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit: GWh
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.