Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Malawi

Malawi: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 134,440 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
134,440 TJ
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
46th
of 226 countries
All-time high
134,440 TJ
in 2024
All-time low
65,195 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Malawi, 1990–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k1990200720241990: 65.2k TJ1991: 67.2k TJ1992: 69.1k TJ1993: 69.0k TJ1994: 71.8k TJ1995: 71.6k TJ1996: 71.0k TJ1997: 71.5k TJ1998: 72.6k TJ1999: 73.3k TJ2000: 75.2k TJ2001: 76.8k TJ2002: 80.0k TJ2003: 81.8k TJ2004: 83.8k TJ2005: 86.3k TJ2006: 87.8k TJ2007: 91.4k TJ2008: 98.7k TJ2009: 100.5k TJ2010: 102.6k TJ2011: 105.6k TJ2012: 108.9k TJ2013: 111.4k TJ2014: 114.2k TJ2015: 116.9k TJ2016: 119.1k TJ2017: 121.7k TJ2018: 123.6k TJ2019: 125.8k TJ2020: 127.0k TJ2021: 128.8k TJ2022: 131.5k TJ2023: 131.1k TJ2024: 134.4k TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 134,440 TJ for solid biofuels — energy consumption in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Malawi peaked at 134,440 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65,195 TJ, in 1990.

Malawi ranks 46th of 226 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 70,211 TJ 65,195 TJ 73,281 TJ 10
2000s 86,222 TJ 75,249 TJ 100,495 TJ 10
2010s 114,970 TJ 102,553 TJ 125,782 TJ 10
2020s 130,580 TJ 126,972 TJ 134,440 TJ 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 43 Caribbean 143,392 TJ compare
  2. 44 Burkina Faso 137,953 TJ compare
  3. 45 Austria 135,269 TJ compare
  4. 47 Romania 133,394 TJ compare
  5. 48 Sri Lanka 131,149 TJ compare
  6. 49 Somalia 126,000 TJ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid biofuels — energy consumption in Malawi?
Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Malawi was 134,440 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 134,440 TJ in 2024.
What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 65,195 TJ in 1990.
How does Malawi rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
Malawi ranks 46th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid biofuels — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
261 places, 8,593 data points, 1990–2024
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