Area Database (v4.2.1)
% households with electricity
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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
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Total | 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 | 12.8 | 14.8 | 16.8 | 18.8 | 20.8 |
Blantyre | 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 | 42.6 | 45.7 | 48.7 | 51.8 | 54.8 |
Kasungu | 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 | 9.70 | 13.5 | 17.4 | 21.2 | 25.1 |
Lilongwe | 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 | 16.8 | 17.3 | 17.7 | 18.1 | 18.5 |
Machinga | 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 | 5.69 | 7.29 | 8.88 | 10.5 | 12.1 |
Mangochi | 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 | 7.41 | 8.85 | 10.3 | 11.7 | 13.1 |
Mulanje | 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 | 8.75 | 9.42 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 11.4 |
Mzimba | 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 | 18.4 | 23.1 | 27.8 | 32.5 | 37.1 |
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) | 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 | 6.42 | 8.78 | 11.1 | 13.5 | 15.8 |
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) | 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 | 14.3 | 17.4 | 20.5 | 23.6 | 26.7 |
Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) | 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 | 7.72 | 9.90 | 12.1 | 14.3 | 16.4 |
Salima | 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 | 7.55 | 9.16 | 10.8 | 12.4 | 14.0 |
Thyolo | 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 | 7.93 | 9.45 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 |
Zomba | 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 | 12.3 | 13.4 | 14.4 | 15.4 | 16.4 |
Lighter numbers are estimates