Malawi vs Senegal: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)

Malawi
80.81 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Senegal
81.61 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Malawi rank
158th
Senegal rank
157th

Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time

  • Malawi
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 81.61 kilowatt-hours against 80.81 kilowatt-hours in Malawi, a difference of 0.8 kilowatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 158th and Senegal ranks 157th of 214 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Senegal Difference Ahead
2000s 103.43 kilowatt-hours 21.78 kilowatt-hours 81.65 kilowatt-hours Malawi
2010s 111.81 kilowatt-hours 31.21 kilowatt-hours 80.6 kilowatt-hours Malawi
2020s 85.04 kilowatt-hours 75.51 kilowatt-hours 9.53 kilowatt-hours Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, Malawi or Senegal?
Senegal, at 81.61 kilowatt-hours against 80.81 kilowatt-hours in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between Malawi and Senegal?
0.8 kilowatt-hours, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Senegal?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Senegal rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
Malawi ranks 158th and Senegal ranks 157th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,983 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.