Access to electricity (% of total population) in Malawi
Malawi: Access to electricity (% of total population) was 11.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Malawi, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity in Malawi is 11.0%, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 201.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Malawi peaked at 11.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 215th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity (% of total population) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.1% | — |
| 1991 | 1.5% | +38.3% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | +106.5% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | -24.9% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | +14.5% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -43.6% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +94.3% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +21.6% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +32.2% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +1.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 11.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 24.2%, 45% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 11.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.0%, 27% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity (% of total population) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +106.5% | 1.5% | 3.2% |
| 2007 | +94.3% | 3.7% | 7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 1.1% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 3.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 7.4% | 11.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 212 Niger 16.2% compare
- 213 Guinea-Bissau 14.7% compare
- 214 Central African Republic 14.0% compare
- 216 South Sudan 8.9% compare
- 217 Chad 8.8% compare
- 218 Burundi 7.6% compare
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Malawi?
- Access to electricity in Malawi was 11.0% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for access to electricity?
- Malawi ranks 215th out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 201.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.