Electricity net consumption in Malawi

Malawi: Electricity net consumption was 1.12 in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
1.12
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
151st
of 201 countries
All-time high
2.05
in 2014
All-time low
0.37
in 1981
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Electricity net consumption in Malawi, 1980–2019

0.511.521980199920191980: 0.3771981: 0.371982: 0.3941983: 0.4261984: 0.4411985: 0.4511986: 0.4821987: 0.5311988: 0.5371989: 0.5391990: 0.661991: 0.7041992: 0.7281993: 0.8861994: 0.931995: 0.9471996: 0.9461997: 0.9721998: 1.11999: 1.12000: 1.22001: 1.22002: 1.22003: 1.32004: 1.42005: 1.42006: 1.42007: 1.52008: 1.62009: 1.62010: 1.82011: 1.92012: 1.92013: 1.92014: 22015: 22016: 22017: 1.92018: 1.22019: 1.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, electricity net consumption in Malawi stood at 1.12.

That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity net consumption in Malawi peaked at 2.05 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.37, in 1981.

That places Malawi 151st out of 201 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4547 0.37 0.5394 10
1990s 0.895 0.6603 1.1 10
2000s 1.38 1.15 1.61 10
2010s 1.79 1.12 2.05 10

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 148 Eswatini 1.45 compare
  2. 149 Niger 1.33 compare
  3. 150 Togo 1.18 compare
  4. 152 Fiji 1.02 compare
  5. 153 Rwanda 1.01 compare
  6. 154 Equatorial Guinea 1 compare

See the full ranking of 202 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity net consumption in Malawi?
Electricity net consumption in Malawi was 1.12 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest electricity net consumption recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 2.05 in 2014.
What is the lowest electricity net consumption recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.37 in 1981.
How does Malawi rank for electricity net consumption?
Malawi ranks 151st out of 201 countries with data for 2019.
Is electricity net consumption rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Electricity net consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity net consumption
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 7,699 data points, 1980–2020
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