Oil consumption per person in Malawi
Malawi: Oil consumption per person was 288.65 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oil consumption per person in Malawi, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 288.65 kilowatt-hours per person for oil consumption per person in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption per person in Malawi peaked at 337.95 kilowatt-hours per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 179.03 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1988.
That places Malawi 214th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 232.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 179.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 337.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 266.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 221.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 288.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 238.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 213.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 277.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 242.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 202.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 292.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 284.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 277.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 288.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 211 Madagascar 376.41 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 212 Somalia 353.06 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 213 Central African Republic 330.2 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 215 Burundi 244.3 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 216 Democratic Republic of Congo 137.94 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 217 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 217 Tuvalu 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oil consumption per person in Malawi?
- Oil consumption per person in Malawi was 288.65 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil consumption per person recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 337.95 kilowatt-hours per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest oil consumption per person recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 179.03 kilowatt-hours per person in 1988.
- How does Malawi rank for oil consumption per person?
- Malawi ranks 214th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil consumption per person rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.