Malawi Electricity Access 1992-2024

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Malawi electricity access for 2022 was 14.00%, a 0.2% decline from 2021.
  • Malawi electricity access for 2021 was 14.20%, a 2.7% increase from 2020.
  • Malawi electricity access for 2020 was 11.50%, a 0.3% increase from 2019.
  • Malawi electricity access for 2019 was 11.20%, a 6.8% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Population
Tajikistan 100.00%
Nepal 91.30%
Comoros 89.90%
Syrian Arab Republic 89.00%
Afghanistan 85.30%
Yemen 76.00%
Senegal 67.90%
Gambia 65.40%
Togo 57.20%
Benin 56.50%
Eritrea 55.40%
Ethiopia 55.00%
North Korea 54.70%
Mali 53.00%
Rwanda 50.60%
Zimbabwe 50.10%
Haiti 49.30%
Somalia 48.90%
Guinea 47.70%
Uganda 47.10%
Tanzania 45.80%
Guinea-Bissau 37.40%
Madagascar 36.10%
Mozambique 33.20%
Liberia 31.80%
Sierra Leone 29.40%
Democratic Republic of Congo 21.50%
Burkina Faso 19.50%
Niger 19.50%
Central African Republic 15.70%
Malawi 14.00%
Chad 11.70%
Burundi 10.30%
South Sudan 8.40%
Malawi Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2022 14.00% -0.20%
2021 14.20% 2.70%
2020 11.50% 0.30%
2019 11.20% -6.80%
2018 18.00% 5.30%
2017 12.70% 1.70%
2016 11.00% 0.20%
2015 10.80% -1.10%
2014 11.90% 2.90%
2013 9.00% 1.60%
2012 7.40% -0.20%
2011 7.60% -1.10%
2010 8.70% 0.40%
2009 8.30% 0.50%
2008 7.80% 0.40%
2007 7.40% 3.70%
2006 3.70% -2.90%
2005 6.60% -0.30%
2004 6.90% 0.70%
2003 6.20% 0.60%
2002 5.60% 0.40%
2001 5.20% 0.40%
2000 4.80% 0.53%
1999 4.27% 0.44%
1998 3.83% 0.45%
1997 3.38% 0.45%
1996 2.93% 0.46%
1995 2.47% 0.46%
1994 2.01% 0.46%
1993 1.55% -1.65%
1992 3.20% -1.65%