Access to electricity in Malawi
Malawi: Access to electricity was 42.0% in 2016. β² Rising
Access to electricity in Malawi, 1990β2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014. Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity in Malawi is 42.0%, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and up 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Malawi peaked at 48.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 1990.
That places Malawi 209th out of 215 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.7% | 17.2% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 23.6% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 32.6% | 48.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 206 Burundi 49.7% compare
- 207 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 47.2% compare
- 208 Sierra Leone 46.9% compare
- 210 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 39.2% compare
- 211 Central African Republic 34.1% compare
- 212 Liberia 34.0% 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 42.0% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for access to electricity?
- Malawi ranks 209th out of 215 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.2%. 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 2014, published as part of Access to electricity (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of total population with access to electricity.