Food Retail — Energy Use (Electricity) in Malawi
Malawi: Food Retail — Energy Use (Electricity) was 514.08 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Energy Use in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food retail — energy use in Malawi stood at 514.08 TJ.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Malawi peaked at 522.55 TJ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 110.22 TJ, in 2017.
Malawi ranks 151st of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Energy Use (Electricity) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 151.2 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 151.2 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 154.98 TJ | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 159.21 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 178.11 TJ | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 181.44 TJ | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 189.76 TJ | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 191.57 TJ | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 179.17 TJ | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 197.77 TJ | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 226.8 TJ | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 193.38 TJ | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 212.59 TJ | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 441.05 TJ | +107.5% |
| 2004 | 267.02 TJ | -39.5% |
| 2005 | 279.57 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 294.24 TJ | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 314.95 TJ | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 334 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 335.66 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 428.35 TJ | +27.6% |
| 2011 | 372.71 TJ | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 295.14 TJ | -20.8% |
| 2013 | 430.62 TJ | +45.9% |
| 2014 | 522.55 TJ | +21.3% |
| 2015 | 393.73 TJ | -24.7% |
| 2016 | 130.33 TJ | -66.9% |
| 2017 | 110.22 TJ | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 498.66 TJ | +352.4% |
| 2019 | 446.8 TJ | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 446.8 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 498.2 TJ | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 510.15 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 514.08 TJ | +0.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 514.08 TJ is above the median for low income countries, which is 463.2 TJ, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 514.08 TJ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 633.85 TJ, 81% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — Energy Use (Electricity) 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 | +352.4% | 110.22 TJ | 498.66 TJ |
| 2003 | +107.5% | 212.59 TJ | 441.05 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 173.44 TJ | 151.2 TJ | 197.77 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 289.93 TJ | 193.38 TJ | 441.05 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 362.91 TJ | 110.22 TJ | 522.55 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 492.31 TJ | 446.8 TJ | 514.08 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 food retail — energy use in Malawi?
- Food retail — energy use in Malawi was 514.08 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 522.55 TJ in 2014.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 110.22 TJ in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for food retail — energy use?
- Malawi ranks 151st out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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 Food Retail — Energy Use (Electricity). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.