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% households with electricity
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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| Total | 3.01 | 3.21 | 3.41 | 3.62 | 3.82 | 4.02 | 4.22 | 4.43 | 4.63 | 4.83 | 5.34 | 5.86 | 6.37 | 6.88 | 7.18 | 7.47 | 7.77 | 8.07 | 8.36 | 8.66 | 9.01 | 9.36 | 9.71 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.5 |
| Urban | 18.8 | 19.9 | 21.0 | 22.1 | 23.2 | 24.3 | 25.4 | 26.5 | 27.6 | 28.7 | 29.1 | 29.5 | 29.9 | 30.3 | 31.0 | 31.8 | 32.5 | 33.3 | 34.0 | 34.7 | 37.1 | 39.4 | 41.7 | 44.1 | 46.4 | 48.7 | 51.1 | 53.4 |
| Rural | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.33 | 1.63 | 1.93 | 2.23 | 2.44 | 2.64 | 2.85 | 3.06 | 3.26 | 3.47 | 3.54 | 3.61 | 3.68 | 3.74 | 3.81 | 3.88 | 3.95 | 4.02 |
| Poor | 0.93 | 1.03 | 1.13 | 1.24 | 1.34 | 1.44 | 1.54 | 1.65 | 1.75 | 1.85 | 2.17 | 2.49 | 2.80 | 3.12 | 3.16 | 3.20 | 3.24 | 3.27 | 3.31 | 3.35 | 3.20 | 3.06 | 2.91 | 2.76 | 2.62 | 2.47 | 2.32 | 2.18 |
| Nonpoor | 82.8 | 84.3 | 85.8 | 87.3 | 88.9 | 90.4 | 91.9 | 93.4 | 95.0 | 96.5 | 96.3 | 96.1 | 95.9 | 95.7 | 95.2 | 94.7 | 94.2 | 93.7 | 93.2 | 92.7 | 92.3 | 91.9 | 91.5 | 91.1 | 90.7 | 90.3 | 89.9 | 89.5 |
| Lowest 25% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Second 25% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.39 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.27 |
| Third 25% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.34 | 0.53 | 0.71 | 0.89 | 0.99 | 1.08 | 1.18 | 1.27 | 1.37 | 1.46 | 1.37 | 1.27 | 1.18 | 1.09 | 0.99 | 0.90 | 0.81 | 0.71 |
| Highest 25% | 12.1 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 14.4 | 15.2 | 16.0 | 16.8 | 17.6 | 18.4 | 19.2 | 21.0 | 22.9 | 24.8 | 26.7 | 27.7 | 28.7 | 29.7 | 30.7 | 31.7 | 32.7 | 34.2 | 35.7 | 37.3 | 38.8 | 40.3 | 41.8 | 43.3 | 44.9 |
| Blantyre | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.4 | 15.7 | 16.9 | 18.2 | 19.5 | 20.7 | 22.0 | 23.3 | 22.3 | 21.3 | 20.3 | 19.4 | 22.0 | 24.6 | 27.2 | 29.8 | 32.4 | 35.0 | 35.8 | 36.5 | 37.3 | 38.1 | 38.8 | 39.6 | 40.4 | 41.1 |
| Kasungu | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.28 | 0.56 | 0.83 | 1.11 | 1.39 | 1.67 | 1.94 | 2.22 | 2.27 | 2.32 | 2.36 | 2.41 | 2.84 | 3.28 | 3.71 | 4.14 | 4.58 | 5.01 | 5.15 | 5.29 | 5.43 | 5.57 | 5.71 | 5.85 | 5.99 | 6.13 |
| Lilongwe | 4.07 | 4.64 | 5.21 | 5.79 | 6.36 | 6.93 | 7.50 | 8.08 | 8.65 | 9.22 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 14.3 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 14.2 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 16.4 | 17.2 | 17.9 |
| Machinga | 3.29 | 3.11 | 2.93 | 2.75 | 2.56 | 2.38 | 2.20 | 2.02 | 1.83 | 1.65 | 2.14 | 2.64 | 3.13 | 3.62 | 4.06 | 4.50 | 4.95 | 5.39 | 5.83 | 6.27 | 5.91 | 5.55 | 5.19 | 4.82 | 4.46 | 4.10 | 3.74 | 3.38 |
| Mangochi | 3.23 | 3.19 | 3.15 | 3.11 | 3.06 | 3.02 | 2.98 | 2.94 | 2.89 | 2.85 | 3.08 | 3.31 | 3.53 | 3.76 | 4.16 | 4.57 | 4.97 | 5.37 | 5.78 | 6.18 | 6.15 | 6.11 | 6.08 | 6.05 | 6.01 | 5.98 | 5.95 | 5.91 |
| Mulanje | 1.61 | 1.60 | 1.59 | 1.57 | 1.56 | 1.55 | 1.53 | 1.52 | 1.50 | 1.49 | 1.80 | 2.10 | 2.41 | 2.71 | 3.11 | 3.51 | 3.91 | 4.30 | 4.70 | 5.10 | 5.60 | 6.09 | 6.59 | 7.09 | 7.58 | 8.08 | 8.58 | 9.07 |
| Mzimba | 6.17 | 5.92 | 5.67 | 5.41 | 5.16 | 4.91 | 4.65 | 4.40 | 4.14 | 3.89 | 5.33 | 6.78 | 8.22 | 9.66 | 9.45 | 9.24 | 9.04 | 8.83 | 8.62 | 8.41 | 9.30 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 12.0 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.6 | 15.5 |
| Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) | 0.85 | 0.93 | 1.01 | 1.10 | 1.18 | 1.27 | 1.35 | 1.43 | 1.52 | 1.60 | 1.69 | 1.78 | 1.86 | 1.95 | 2.21 | 2.48 | 2.74 | 3.00 | 3.27 | 3.53 | 3.62 | 3.71 | 3.80 | 3.88 | 3.97 | 4.06 | 4.15 | 4.24 |
| Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) | 2.70 | 2.87 | 3.04 | 3.21 | 3.38 | 3.55 | 3.72 | 3.89 | 4.06 | 4.23 | 5.28 | 6.33 | 7.37 | 8.42 | 8.06 | 7.70 | 7.34 | 6.97 | 6.61 | 6.25 | 7.07 | 7.89 | 8.71 | 9.53 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 12.8 |
| Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.34 | 1.66 | 1.97 | 2.28 | 2.71 | 3.14 | 3.57 | 3.99 | 4.42 | 4.85 | 4.97 | 5.08 | 5.20 | 5.31 | 5.43 | 5.54 | 5.66 | 5.77 |
| Salima | 0.19 | 0.28 | 0.57 | 0.86 | 1.15 | 1.44 | 1.72 | 2.01 | 2.30 | 2.59 | 2.51 | 2.42 | 2.34 | 2.25 | 3.22 | 4.19 | 5.17 | 6.14 | 7.11 | 8.08 | 7.72 | 7.37 | 7.01 | 6.65 | 6.30 | 5.94 | 5.58 | 5.23 |
| Thyolo | 3.44 | 3.22 | 3.00 | 2.78 | 2.56 | 2.35 | 2.13 | 1.91 | 1.69 | 1.47 | 1.96 | 2.46 | 2.95 | 3.44 | 3.55 | 3.66 | 3.77 | 3.88 | 3.99 | 4.10 | 4.48 | 4.87 | 5.25 | 5.63 | 6.02 | 6.40 | 6.78 | 7.17 |
| Zomba | 3.65 | 3.43 | 3.21 | 2.99 | 2.77 | 2.55 | 2.33 | 2.11 | 1.89 | 1.67 | 3.61 | 5.55 | 7.48 | 9.42 | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.46 | 9.47 | 9.48 | 9.49 | 9.79 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.9 |