Renewable energy electricity output in Malawi

Malawi: Renewable energy electricity output was 1,920 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1,920 GWh
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
98th
of 233 countries
All-time high
1,920 GWh
in 2015
All-time low
704 GWh
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy electricity output in Malawi, 1990–2015

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200220151990: 704 GWh1991: 751 GWh1992: 777 GWh1993: 777 GWh1994: 802 GWh1995: 792 GWh1996: 805 GWh1997: 896 GWh1998: 948 GWh1999: 977 GWh2000: 1.0k GWh2001: 1.1k GWh2002: 1.1k GWh2003: 1.2k GWh2004: 1.3k GWh2005: 1.3k GWh2006: 1.4k GWh2007: 1.4k GWh2008: 1.6k GWh2009: 1.8k GWh2010: 1.8k GWh2011: 1.8k GWh2012: 1.9k GWh2013: 1.8k GWh2014: 1.9k GWh2015: 1.9k GWh

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.

Analysis

The most recent figure for renewable energy electricity output in Malawi is 1,920 GWh, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in Malawi peaked at 1,920 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 704 GWh, in 1990.

That places Malawi 98th out of 233 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Renewable energy electricity output in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Renewable energy electricity output (GWh) in Malawi, 1990 to 2015.
Year GWh Change
1990 704 GWh
1991 751 GWh +6.7%
1992 777 GWh +3.5%
1993 777 GWh +0.0%
1994 802 GWh +3.2%
1995 792 GWh -1.2%
1996 805 GWh +1.6%
1997 896 GWh +11.3%
1998 948 GWh +5.8%
1999 977 GWh +3.1%
2000 1,033 GWh +5.7%
2001 1,075 GWh +4.0%
2002 1,123 GWh +4.5%
2003 1,166 GWh +3.8%
2004 1,267 GWh +8.7%
2005 1,324 GWh +4.5%
2006 1,357 GWh +2.4%
2007 1,403 GWh +3.4%
2008 1,615 GWh +15.1%
2009 1,763 GWh +9.2%
2010 1,843 GWh +4.5%
2011 1,798 GWh -2.4%
2012 1,911 GWh +6.3%
2013 1,838 GWh -3.8%
2014 1,901 GWh +3.4%
2015 1,920 GWh +1.0%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 1,920 GWh is above the median for low income countries, which is 170 GWh, 11.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 1,920 GWh is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 537.6 GWh, 3.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 822.9 GWh 704 GWh 977 GWh 10
2000s 1,313 GWh 1,033 GWh 1,763 GWh 10
2010s 1,868 GWh 1,798 GWh 1,920 GWh 6

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 95 Dominican Republic 2,147 GWh compare
  2. 96 Cambodia 2,041 GWh compare
  3. 97 North Macedonia 2,029 GWh compare
  4. 99 Azerbaijan 1,738 GWh compare
  5. 100 Lithuania 1,678 GWh compare
  6. 101 Estonia 1,502 GWh compare
  7. 101 Namibia 1,502 GWh compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable energy electricity output in Malawi?
Renewable energy electricity output in Malawi was 1,920 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
What is the highest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 1,920 GWh in 2015.
What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 704 GWh in 1990.
How does Malawi rank for renewable energy electricity output?
Malawi ranks 98th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
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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.