Fossil electricity share in Malawi
Oil, gas and coal produced 19.9% of electricity in Malawi in 2021.
Malawi, 2021
19.9%
Change from 2020
−0.8percentage points
World, 2021
61.5%
Position in 2021
171st of 207
Fossil electricity share in Malawi over time
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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malawi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 48.7% |
| 2022 | – | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | 61.5% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | 61.4% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | 62.9% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | 64.1% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | 64.7% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | 65.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | 66.1% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | 67.7% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | 66.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | 67.3% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | 67.7% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | 66.5% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | 66.1% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | 65.8% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | 66.1% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | 64.9% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | 64.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 20.7% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 1.3%, the figure has changed by +18.7 percentage points.
- Among the 207 countries with data for 2021, Malawi has the 171st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 61.5%.