Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Wood fuel — Production, per capita was 0.2929 m3 per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.2929 m3 per person for wood fuel — production, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.8847 m3 per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.2929 m3 per person, in 2024.
That places Malawi 74th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8626 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.862 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8617 m3 per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8613 m3 per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8613 m3 per person | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.863 m3 per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8631 m3 per person | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8644 m3 per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.8673 m3 per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.8699 m3 per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8726 m3 per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8754 m3 per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.692 m3 per person | -21.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6759 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8825 m3 per person | +30.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8847 m3 per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.641 m3 per person | -27.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6199 m3 per person | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6059 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.597 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5957 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5789 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5621 m3 per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5478 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5423 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5535 m3 per person | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5602 m3 per person | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5596 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5603 m3 per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.541 m3 per person | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5203 m3 per person | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5138 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4851 m3 per person | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5019 m3 per person | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4824 m3 per person | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4638 m3 per person | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.457 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4523 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4455 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4387 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4309 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4233 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4157 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4081 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4004 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3932 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.386 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3787 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3715 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3646 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.358 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3519 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3461 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3406 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3354 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3297 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3243 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3191 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3142 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3095 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3051 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3009 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2968 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2929 m3 per person | -1.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.2929 m3 per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4272 m3 per person, 69% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.2929 m3 per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4386 m3 per person, 67% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +30.6% | 0.6759 m3 per person | 0.8825 m3 per person |
| 1977 | -27.5% | 0.8847 m3 per person | 0.641 m3 per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.863 m3 per person | 0.8613 m3 per person | 0.8673 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.762 m3 per person | 0.6059 m3 per person | 0.8847 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5657 m3 per person | 0.5423 m3 per person | 0.597 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4863 m3 per person | 0.4455 m3 per person | 0.541 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4046 m3 per person | 0.3715 m3 per person | 0.4387 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3384 m3 per person | 0.3142 m3 per person | 0.3646 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.301 m3 per person | 0.2929 m3 per person | 0.3095 m3 per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — production, per capita in Malawi?
- Wood fuel — production, per capita in Malawi was 0.2929 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8847 m3 per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2929 m3 per person in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for wood fuel — production, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 74th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — production, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood fuel — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood fuel — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wood fuel — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.