Liquid biofuels — Energy production in Malawi
Malawi: Liquid biofuels — Energy production was 149.54 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Liquid biofuels — Energy production in Malawi, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 149.54 TJ for liquid biofuels — energy production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid biofuels — energy production in Malawi peaked at 418.6 TJ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 143.24 TJ, in 2023.
That places Malawi 52nd out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Liquid biofuels — Energy production in Malawi, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 279.71 TJ | — |
| 2013 | 276.92 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 313.42 TJ | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 388.55 TJ | +24.0% |
| 2016 | 330.59 TJ | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 300.54 TJ | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 418.6 TJ | +39.3% |
| 2019 | 371.38 TJ | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 306.98 TJ | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 315.56 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 152.41 TJ | -51.7% |
| 2023 | 143.24 TJ | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 149.54 TJ | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 334.96 TJ | 276.92 TJ | 418.6 TJ | 8 |
| 2020s | 213.55 TJ | 143.24 TJ | 315.56 TJ | 5 |
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More environment data for Malawi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9153 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8098 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid biofuels — energy production in Malawi?
- Liquid biofuels — energy production in Malawi was 149.54 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest liquid biofuels — energy production recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 418.6 TJ in 2018.
- What is the lowest liquid biofuels — energy production recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 143.24 TJ in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for liquid biofuels — energy production?
- Malawi ranks 52nd out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liquid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Liquid biofuels — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.