Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in Malawi
Malawi: Electricity — Energy use in agriculture was 18 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity — energy use in agriculture in Malawi is 18 TJ, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — energy use in agriculture in Malawi peaked at 72 TJ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.96 TJ, in 2017.
Malawi ranks 128th of 142 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in Malawi, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 69.76 TJ | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 67.51 TJ | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 65.27 TJ | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 63.03 TJ | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 60.78 TJ | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 58.54 TJ | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 56.3 TJ | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 54.06 TJ | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 51.81 TJ | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 49.57 TJ | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 47.33 TJ | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 45.08 TJ | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 42.84 TJ | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 40.6 TJ | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 38.35 TJ | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 36.11 TJ | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 33.87 TJ | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 31.62 TJ | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 29.38 TJ | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 27.14 TJ | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 24.9 TJ | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 22.65 TJ | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 20.41 TJ | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 18.17 TJ | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 15.92 TJ | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 13.68 TJ | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 3.96 TJ | -71.1% |
| 2018 | 18.72 TJ | +372.7% |
| 2019 | 16.92 TJ | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 16.92 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.36 TJ | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 18.72 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 18 TJ | -3.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 18 TJ is below the median for low income countries, which is 78.53 TJ, 23% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 18 TJ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 151.56 TJ, 12% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity — Energy use in agriculture 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +372.7% | 3.96 TJ | 18.72 TJ |
| 2017 | -71.1% | 13.68 TJ | 3.96 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.91 TJ | 51.81 TJ | 72 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.48 TJ | 29.38 TJ | 49.57 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.25 TJ | 3.96 TJ | 27.14 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 18 TJ | 16.92 TJ | 18.72 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 126 Niger 41.87 TJ compare
- 127 Guinea-Bissau 40.32 TJ compare
- 129 Dominica 17.93 TJ compare
- 130 Martinique 15.48 TJ compare
- 131 Togo 8.4 TJ compare
More climate change data for Malawi
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 415.04 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,501 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 89.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,819 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 366.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity — energy use in agriculture in Malawi?
- Electricity — energy use in agriculture in Malawi was 18 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — energy use in agriculture recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 72 TJ in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity — energy use in agriculture recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.96 TJ in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for electricity — energy use in agriculture?
- Malawi ranks 128th out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — energy use in agriculture rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Electricity — Energy use in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.