Renewable energy electricity output in Malawi
Malawi: Renewable energy electricity output was 1,920 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy electricity output in Malawi, 1990–2015
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 230 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 230 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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About this data
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.