Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Malawi
Malawi: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 134,440 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Malawi, 1990–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More environment data for Malawi
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.67 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 157.29 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 19.62 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 30.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,850 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.6 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 282.19 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 65.23 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,000 1000 ha (2024)
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
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.