Energy · Eastern Africa

Malawi Primary Energy per Capita

525 kWhas of 2023Reported-2.0% vs 2022

Primary energy consumption per person, in kilowatt-hours (Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data). Source: Our World in Data — Energy (Ember, Energy Institute). Retrieved 27 Jun 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2023 · OWID

History

most recent 12 periods · OWID
PeriodPrimary Energy per Capita
2023525 kWh
2022536 kWh
2021415 kWh
2020401 kWh
2019420 kWh
2018369 kWh
2017403 kWh
2016385 kWh
2015362 kWh
2014389 kWh
2013391 kWh
2012394 kWh

Primary Energy per Capita across Africa

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CountryPrimary Energy per CapitaPeriod
Nigeria2,343 kWh2023
Kenya1,608 kWh2023
South Africa21,287 kWh2024
Egypt9,661 kWh2024
Ghana3,075 kWh2023
Ethiopia693 kWh2023

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