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 141st of 230 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.
Total electricity output in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 718 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 766 GWh | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 793 GWh | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 921 GWh | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 953 GWh | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 940 GWh | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 987 GWh | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 1,086 GWh | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 1,149 GWh | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 1,184 GWh | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 1,226 GWh | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1,250 GWh | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1,306 GWh | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 1,335 GWh | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1,474 GWh | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 1,544 GWh | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 1,582 GWh | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1,617 GWh | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1,797 GWh | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 1,944 GWh | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 2,024 GWh | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 1,979 GWh | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 2,092 GWh | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 2,019 GWh | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 2,082 GWh | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 2,103 GWh | +1.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 2,103 GWh is above the median for low income countries, which is 999.16 GWh, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 2,103 GWh is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,327 GWh, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
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 141st out of 230 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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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants