Energy consumption per capita — all countries

Energy consumption per capita — Malawi

Energy consumption per capita in Malawi in 2024 — 1.4 MMBtu. Ranked 187 in the world out of 214. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 9.1%.

2024 1.4 MMBtu +4.46% vs 2023
World rank 187of 214
Period maximum 1.5 MMBtu1981
Period minimum 1 MMBtu1988

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million Btu per capita

Energy consumption per capita — Malawi, 1980–202411.21.41.619801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 1.5 MMBtu1981: 1.5 MMBtu1982: 1.3 MMBtu1983: 1.1 MMBtu1984: 1.1 MMBtu1985: 1.2 MMBtu1986: 1.1 MMBtu1987: 1.1 MMBtu1988: 1 MMBtu1989: 1.1 MMBtu1990: 1.2 MMBtu1991: 1.3 MMBtu1992: 1.3 MMBtu1993: 1.3 MMBtu1994: 1.4 MMBtu1995: 1.4 MMBtu1996: 1.4 MMBtu1997: 1.4 MMBtu1998: 1.4 MMBtu1999: 1.4 MMBtu2000: 1.5 MMBtu2001: 1.4 MMBtu2002: 1.3 MMBtu2003: 1.3 MMBtu2004: 1.4 MMBtu2005: 1.3 MMBtu2006: 1.3 MMBtu2007: 1.2 MMBtu2008: 1.4 MMBtu2009: 1.2 MMBtu2010: 1.4 MMBtu2011: 1.4 MMBtu2012: 1.3 MMBtu2013: 1.3 MMBtu2014: 1.3 MMBtu2015: 1.2 MMBtu2016: 1.3 MMBtu2017: 1.4 MMBtu2018: 1.3 MMBtu2019: 1.4 MMBtu2020: 1.4 MMBtu2021: 1.3 MMBtu2022: 1.3 MMBtu2023: 1.3 MMBtu2024: 1.4 MMBtu
Change over the period: −0.1 (−9.12%) Average annual rate: -0.22 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Malawi 1.4 MMBtu
World computed 73.8 MMBtu
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.1 MMBtu
Eastern Africa computed 3.8 MMBtu
Low-income countries computed 3.8 MMBtu
Energy consumption per capita — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year MMBtu Change Change, %
2024 1.4 +0.1 +4.46%
2023 1.3 −0 −2.66%
2022 1.3 +0 +0.25%
2021 1.3 −0 −2.71%
2020 1.4 −0.1 −4.14%
2019 1.4 +0.2 +13.86%
2018 1.3 −0.1 −8.42%
2017 1.4 +0.1 +4.58%
2016 1.3 +0.1 +6.41%
2015 1.2 −0.1 −6.93%
2014 1.3 −0 −0.62%
2013 1.3 −0 −0.79%
2012 1.3 −0 −3.14%
2011 1.4 −0 −3.24%
2010 1.4 +0.2 +18.01%
2009 1.2 −0.2 −11.33%
2008 1.4 +0.1 +12.2%
2007 1.2 −0.1 −4%
2006 1.3 +0 +1.46%
2005 1.3 −0.1 −8.99%
2004 1.4 +0 +2.7%
2003 1.3 +0 +3.77%
2002 1.3 −0.1 −5.59%
2001 1.4 −0.1 −6.62%
2000 1.5 +0.1 +8.42%
1999 1.4 −0 −2.84%
1998 1.4 +0 +0.47%
1997 1.4 −0 −1.38%
1996 1.4 −0 −0.76%
1995 1.4 +0.1 +4.95%
1994 1.4 +0.1 +7.74%
1993 1.3 −0.1 −4.48%
1992 1.3 −0 −1.69%
1991 1.3 +0.2 +13.88%
1990 1.2 +0 +4.2%
1989 1.1 +0.1 +11.76%
1988 1 −0 −4.66%
1987 1.1 −0 −2.46%
1986 1.1 −0.1 −7.6%
1985 1.2 +0.1 +9.82%
1984 1.1 −0.1 −6.03%
1983 1.1 −0.2 −15.65%
1982 1.3 −0.2 −12.27%
1981 1.5 +0 +2.32%
1980 1.5

About the indicator

Primary energy consumption per resident. The indicator is broader than electricity consumption per capita and therefore gives a fairer answer to the question of the energy standard of living: it includes fuel for transport and heating, and it is those, not electricity, that make up most of the spending in cold and car-dependent countries. The spread between countries is more than a hundredfold, and the top of the list holds not only rich states but also fuel exporters, where energy is cheap, and countries with energy-intensive industry.

Important: It is calculated on a country's entire consumption, including industry and transport, not on households. Not to be confused with electricity consumption per capita: electricity is part of this figure, usually between a fifth and a third of it.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).