Malawi Electricity
Generation (2024)#145 World
1.84TWh+0.09% YoY
Consumption (2024)#154 World
1.59TWh+0.09% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
4.2%95.8%
Electricity Generation in Malawi
- Net electricity generation in Malawi reached 1.84 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#145 in the world), an increase of 0.09% from 1.84 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.01% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 4.2% (0.08 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Malawi and renewables 95.8% (1.76 terawatt-hours).
- Malawi reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 0.0038% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 95.8% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Malawi
- Malawi consumed 1.59 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#154 in the world), an increase of 0.09% from 2023. This represents 0.01% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Malawi averaged 73.25 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 0.2 kilowatt-hours per day (#199 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Malawi
- Malawi had a total installed electricity capacity of 0.78 gigawatts in 2024 (#143 in the world), an increase of 0.0026% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 33.6% and renewables at 66.4% of Malawi's installed capacity in 2024.
- Malawi's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 26.8% in 2024, with hydro at 49.2%, fossil fuels at 3.3% and solar at 1.4%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Malawi
- Malawi exported 0.02 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈1.1% of generation).
Grid Efficiency in Malawi
- Distribution losses in Malawi were 0.23 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 12.6% of total generation, down from 14.5% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Malawi
- In 2024, Malawi generated approximately 0.005 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.0043 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.00069 terawatt-hours.
Malawi Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.84 | +0.09% | 145 | 0.01% | 1.59 | +0.09% | 154 | 0.01% | 73.25 | 0.78 | +0.0026% | 143 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.02 | −0.02 | 0.23 |
| 2023 | 1.84 | −0.02% | 145 | 0.01% | 1.58 | −0.02% | 154 | 0.01% | 75.09 | 0.78 | +7.4% | 142 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.02 | −0.02 | 0.23 |
| 2022 | 1.84 | +0.17% | 144 | 0.01% | 1.59 | +0.08% | 153 | 0.01% | 77.07 | 0.73 | +6.1% | 142 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.02 | −0.02 | 0.23 |
| 2021 | 1.83 | +4.6% | 144 | 0.01% | 1.58 | +4.6% | 151 | 0.01% | 79.01 | 0.69 | +14.3% | 142 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.02 | −0.02 | 0.23 |
| 2020 | 1.75 | −2.9% | 145 | 0.01% | 1.52 | +1.3% | 152 | 0.01% | 77.56 | 0.6 | −11% | 144 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.02 | −0.02 | 0.22 |
| 2019 | 1.81 | −0.55% | 144 | 0.01% | 1.5 | −0.4% | 152 | 0.01% | 78.58 | 0.68 | +8.7% | 139 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.02 | −0.02 | 0.29 |
| 2018 | 1.82 | −5.2% | 145 | 0.01% | 1.5 | −7.1% | 151 | 0.01% | 81.01 | 0.62 | +1.2% | 141 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.02 | −0.02 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 1.92 | −10.9% | 141 | 0.01% | 1.62 | −14% | 148 | 0.01% | 89.59 | 0.61 | +1.2% | 141 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.02 | −0.02 | 0.28 |
| 2016 | 2.15 | −0.55% | 139 | 0.01% | 1.88 | +7.6% | 145 | 0.01% | 107 | 0.61 | +0.05% | 139 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.02 | −0.02 | 0.25 |
| 2015 | 2.16 | −0.01% | 138 | 0.01% | 1.75 | −4.3% | 145 | 0.01% | 102.3 | 0.61 | +0.56% | 140 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.02 | −0.02 | 0.39 |
| 2014 | 2.16 | +5.4% | 138 | 0.01% | 1.83 | +10.4% | 145 | 0.01% | 109.8 | 0.6 | +0.38% | 139 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.02 | −0.02 | 0.31 |
| 2013 | 2.05 | +0.31% | 137 | 0.01% | 1.65 | +3.8% | 145 | 0.01% | 102.3 | 0.6 | +12.6% | 139 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.02 | −0.02 | 0.38 |
| 2012 | 2.05 | +3.6% | 138 | 0.01% | 1.59 | −10.1% | 145 | 0.01% | 101.4 | 0.53 | +0.17% | 140 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.02 | −0.02 | 0.43 |
| 2011 | 1.98 | +3% | 139 | 0.01% | 1.77 | +2.8% | 142 | 0.01% | 116 | 0.53 | +4.5% | 140 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.02 | −0.02 | 0.18 |
| 2010 | 1.92 | +14.9% | 141 | 0.01% | 1.72 | +17.4% | 146 | 0.01% | 116.3 | 0.51 | +60.3% | 139 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.02 | −0.02 | 0.17 |
| 2009 | 1.67 | −2% | 140 | 0.01% | 1.47 | −3% | 145 | 0.01% | 102 | 0.32 | +0.06% | 152 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.02 | −0.02 | 0.18 |
| 2008 | 1.7 | +7.7% | 141 | 0.01% | 1.51 | +7.3% | 142 | 0.01% | 108.3 | 0.32 | +0.03% | 151 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.02 | −0.02 | 0.17 |
| 2007 | 1.58 | +1% | 141 | 0.01% | 1.41 | +0.51% | 143 | 0.01% | 104 | 0.32 | +0.03% | 148 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.02 | −0.02 | 0.15 |
| 2006 | 1.56 | +2.5% | 143 | 0.01% | 1.4 | +2.5% | 143 | 0.01% | 106.4 | 0.32 | +0.03% | 148 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.01 | −0.01 | 0.15 |
| 2005 | 1.53 | +4.1% | 140 | 0.01% | 1.37 | +3.8% | 138 | 0.01% | 106.7 | 0.32 | +0.95% | 144 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.01 | −0.01 | 0.15 |
| 2004 | 1.47 | +12.1% | 139 | 0.01% | 1.32 | +12.3% | 138 | 0.01% | 105.6 | 0.32 | +0% | 144 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.0075 | −0.0075 | 0.14 |
| 2003 | 1.31 | +2.5% | 142 | 0.01% | 1.18 | +2.5% | 142 | 0.01% | 96.49 | 0.32 | +0% | 144 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.0067 | −0.0067 | 0.13 |
| 2002 | 1.28 | +4.6% | 141 | 0.01% | 1.15 | +4.6% | 141 | 0.01% | 96.53 | 0.32 | +0% | 144 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.0065 | −0.0065 | 0.12 |
| 2001 | 1.22 | +0.38% | 139 | 0.01% | 1.1 | −0.0091% | 141 | 0.01% | 94.59 | 0.32 | +24% | 141 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.006 | −0.006 | 0.12 |
| 2000 | 1.22 | +5.1% | 139 | 0.01% | 1.1 | +1.9% | 138 | 0.01% | 96.92 | 0.25 | +5% | 148 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.0033 | −0.0033 | 0.12 |
| 1999 | 1.16 | −2.3% | 140 | 0.01% | 1.08 | −2.3% | 138 | 0.01% | 97.4 | 0.24 | +0% | 145 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 1998 | 1.18 | +13.3% | 137 | 0.01% | 1.1 | +13.3% | 134 | 0.01% | 102 | 0.24 | −1.6% | 144 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 1997 | 1.05 | +2.8% | 138 | 0.01% | 0.97 | +2.8% | 139 | 0.01% | 92.01 | 0.25 | +0.82% | 144 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1996 | 1.02 | −0.1% | 137 | 0.01% | 0.95 | −0.1% | 135 | 0.01% | 91.36 | 0.24 | +29.1% | 142 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1995 | 1.02 | +1.8% | 139 | 0.01% | 0.95 | +1.8% | 136 | 0.01% | 93.27 | 0.19 | +2.2% | 146 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1994 | 1 | +4.9% | 135 | 0.01% | 0.93 | +4.9% | 133 | 0.01% | 91.49 | 0.19 | +0% | 146 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1993 | 0.95 | +21.7% | 136 | 0.01% | 0.89 | +21.7% | 136 | 0.01% | 86.18 | 0.19 | +0% | 146 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1992 | 0.78 | +3.4% | 138 | 0.01% | 0.73 | +3.4% | 139 | 0.01% | 71.85 | 0.19 | +0% | 144 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 1991 | 0.76 | +6.6% | 120 | 0.01% | 0.7 | +6.6% | 120 | 0.01% | 71.52 | 0.19 | +0% | 125 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 1990 | 0.71 | +22.4% | 119 | 0.01% | 0.66 | +22.4% | 119 | 0.01% | 69.17 | 0.19 | +0% | 124 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 1989 | 0.58 | +0.52% | 121 | 0.01% | 0.54 | +0.52% | 119 | 0.01% | 58.78 | 0.19 | +0% | 122 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 1988 | 0.58 | +0.87% | 120 | 0.01% | 0.54 | +1.1% | 117 | 0.01% | 61.3 | 0.19 | +0% | 120 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 1987 | 0.57 | +10.2% | 118 | 0.01% | 0.53 | +10.2% | 116 | 0.01% | 64.02 | 0.19 | +0% | 120 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.001 | −0.001 | 0.04 |
| 1986 | 0.52 | +6.8% | 117 | 0.01% | 0.48 | +6.8% | 116 | 0.01% | 60.92 | 0.19 | +8.8% | 119 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.001 | −0.001 | 0.04 |
| 1985 | 0.49 | +2.1% | 115 | 0.01% | 0.45 | +2.3% | 114 | 0.01% | 59.18 | 0.17 | +7.6% | 120 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.001 | −0.001 | 0.03 |
| 1984 | 0.48 | +3.7% | 116 | 0.01% | 0.44 | +3.5% | 115 | 0.01% | 60.1 | 0.16 | +0% | 120 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.002 | −0.002 | 0.03 |
| 1983 | 0.46 | +8% | 115 | 0.01% | 0.43 | +8% | 115 | 0.01% | 60.39 | 0.16 | −1.9% | 121 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.001 | −0.001 | 0.03 |
| 1982 | 0.43 | +6.3% | 118 | 0.01% | 0.39 | +6.6% | 117 | 0.01% | 58.16 | 0.16 | +10.3% | 120 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.001 | −0.001 | 0.03 |
| 1981 | 0.4 | −1.7% | 119 | < 0.01% | 0.37 | −1.7% | 117 | < 0.01% | 56.78 | 0.15 | +0% | 118 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.002 | −0.002 | 0.03 |
| 1980 | 0.41 | — | 118 | 0.01% | 0.38 | — | 117 | 0.01% | 60.09 | 0.15 | — | 117 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.002 | −0.002 | 0.03 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.