Total electricity output in Malawi
Malawi: Total electricity output was 2,103 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total 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 total electricity output in Malawi is 2,103 GWh, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Malawi peaked at 2,103 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 718 GWh, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 139th of 228 countries on this measure, 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 | 949.7 GWh | 718 GWh | 1,184 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,508 GWh | 1,226 GWh | 1,944 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,050 GWh | 1,979 GWh | 2,103 GWh | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Malawi?
- Total electricity output in Malawi was 2,103 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 total electricity output recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2,103 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 718 GWh in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for total electricity output?
- Malawi ranks 139th out of 228 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants