Malawi: Access to electricity
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| Malawi |
Access to electricity, percent of the population |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 15.60 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1992 - 2024 |
| Average | 8.04 |
| Min - Max | 1.55 - 18.00 |
| Source | The World Bank |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2024 is 15.6 percent, unchanged from 15.6 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 88.22 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Malawi from 1992 to 2024 is 8.04 percent. The minimum value, 1.55 percent, was reached in 1993 while the maximum of 18 percent was recorded in 2018.
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| Recent values | Malawi: Access to electricity |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.60 |
| 2023 | 15.60 |
| 2022 | 14.00 |
| 2021 | 14.20 |
| 2020 | 11.50 |
| 2019 | 11.20 |
| 2018 | 18.00 |
| 2017 | 12.70 |
Definition: Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Share of clean energy | 62.90 | 2022 | percent |
| Carbon intensity | 0.14 | 2024 | kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP |
| Electricity from renewable sources, kWh | 177.48 | 2021 | million kWh |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 5 | 2024 | Mt CO2 eq |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita | 0.22 | 2024 | metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita |
| Greenhouse gas emissions | 19 | 2024 | kt of CO2 equivalent |
| Natural resources income | 4.22 | 2021 | percent |
| Oil revenue | 0.00 | 2021 | percent |
| Natural gas revenue | 0.00 | 2021 | percent |
| Access to electricity | 15.60 | 2024 | percent |
| Gasoline consumption per capita | 12.897 | 2024 | liters per person per year |