Malawi vs South Africa: Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption

Malawi
134,586 TJ
in 2024
South Africa
135,445 TJ
in 2024
Malawi rank
45th
South Africa rank
44th

Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption over time

  • Malawi
  • South Africa
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199020072024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 135,445 TJ against 134,586 TJ in Malawi, a difference of 859 TJ.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Malawi ranks 45th and South Africa ranks 44th of 210 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 70,211 TJ 347,170 TJ 276,959 TJ South Africa
2000s 86,222 TJ 255,467 TJ 169,245 TJ South Africa
2010s 115,239 TJ 129,648 TJ 14,409 TJ South Africa
2020s 130,792 TJ 135,274 TJ 4,482 TJ South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total bioenergy — energy consumption, Malawi or South Africa?
South Africa, at 135,445 TJ against 134,586 TJ in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in total bioenergy — energy consumption between Malawi and South Africa?
859 TJ, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Malawi and South Africa rank globally for total bioenergy — energy consumption?
Malawi ranks 45th and South Africa ranks 44th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malawi vs South Africa: Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 27 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/total-bioenergy-energy-consumption/malawi/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/total-bioenergy-energy-consumption/malawi/south-africa/">Malawi vs South Africa: Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
262 places, 8,611 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.