Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Malawi

Access to electricity in Malawi in 2024 — 15.6%. Ranked 213 in the world out of 215. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 12.4 pp.

2024 15.6% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 213of 215
Period maximum 18%2018
Period minimum 1.6%1993

Trend over time

1992–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Malawi, 1992–2024051015201992199620002004200820122016202020241992: 3.2%1993: 1.6%1994: 2%1995: 2.5%1996: 2.9%1997: 3.4%1998: 3.8%1999: 4.3%2000: 4.8%2001: 5.2%2002: 5.6%2003: 6.2%2004: 6.9%2005: 6.6%2006: 3.7%2007: 7.4%2008: 7.8%2009: 8.3%2010: 8.7%2011: 7.6%2012: 7.4%2013: 9%2014: 11.9%2015: 10.8%2016: 11%2017: 12.7%2018: 18%2019: 11.2%2020: 11.5%2021: 14.2%2022: 14%2023: 15.6%2024: 15.6%
Change over the period: +12.4 pp Annual average: 0.39 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malawi

Malawi 15.6%
World 91.9%
Eastern Africa computed 52.5%
Low-income countries computed 49%
Access to electricity — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 15.6 +0 pp
2023 15.6 +1.6 pp
2022 14 −0.2 pp
2021 14.2 +2.7 pp
2020 11.5 +0.3 pp
2019 11.2 −6.8 pp
2018 18 +5.3 pp
2017 12.7 +1.7 pp
2016 11 +0.2 pp
2015 10.8 −1.1 pp
2014 11.9 +2.9 pp
2013 9 +1.6 pp
2012 7.4 −0.2 pp
2011 7.6 −1.1 pp
2010 8.7 +0.4 pp
2009 8.3 +0.5 pp
2008 7.8 +0.4 pp
2007 7.4 +3.7 pp
2006 3.7 −2.9 pp
2005 6.6 −0.3 pp
2004 6.9 +0.7 pp
2003 6.2 +0.6 pp
2002 5.6 +0.4 pp
2001 5.2 +0.4 pp
2000 4.8 +0.5 pp
1999 4.3 +0.4 pp
1998 3.8 +0.4 pp
1997 3.4 +0.5 pp
1996 2.9 +0.5 pp
1995 2.5 +0.5 pp
1994 2 +0.5 pp
1993 1.6 −1.6 pp
1992 3.2

About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.