Mali Electricity
Generation (2024)#121 World
5.96TWh−0.82% YoY
Consumption (2024)#129 World
5.04TWh+1.4% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
80.5%19.5%
Electricity Generation in Mali
- Net electricity generation in Mali reached 5.96 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#121 in the world), a decrease of 0.82% from 6.01 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.02% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 80.5% (4.8 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Mali and renewables 19.5% (1.16 terawatt-hours).
- Mali increased its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 0.33% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 19.5% of the total electricity.
Mali Electricity Generation Mix (2024)
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Mali Electricity Generation by Source (1980-2024)
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Electricity Consumption in Mali
- Mali consumed 5.04 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#129 in the world), an increase of 1.4% from 2023. This represents 0.02% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Mali averaged 206 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 0.56 kilowatt-hours per day (#180 in the world).
Mali Electricity Consumption (1980-2024)
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Mali Per Capita Electricity Consumption vs World Average (1980-2024)
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Installed Electricity Capacity in Mali
- Mali had a total installed electricity capacity of 1.33 gigawatts in 2024 (#129 in the world), an increase of 12.1% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 52.1% and renewables at 47.9% of Mali's installed capacity in 2024.
- Mali's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 51.4% in 2024, with fossil fuels at 79.4%, hydro at 23.1% and solar at 14.4%.
Mali Share of Capacity vs Share of Generation by Source (2024)
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Mali Installed Capacity by Source (1980-2024)
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Electricity Imports & Exports in Mali
- Mali imported 0.5 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈9.9% of consumption).
- Mali exported 1 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈16.8% of generation).
- This made Mali a net exporter of 0.5 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024.
Mali Electricity Imports & Exports (1980-2024)
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Grid Efficiency in Mali
- Distribution losses in Mali were 0.42 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 7% of total generation, down from 13.5% in 2014.
Mali Electricity Distribution Loss Rate (1980-2024)
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Electricity Balance in Mali
- In 2024, Mali generated approximately 0.02 terawatt-hours and consumed 0.01 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.0025 terawatt-hours.
Mali Electricity Balance (2024)
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Mali Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.96 | −0.82% | 121 | 0.02% | 5.04 | +1.4% | 129 | 0.02% | 206 | 1.33 | +12.1% | 129 | 0.01% | 0.5 | 1 | −0.5 | 0.42 |
| 2023 | 6.01 | +38.5% | 123 | 0.02% | 4.97 | +15.8% | 131 | 0.02% | 209.2 | 1.18 | −3.3% | 132 | 0.01% | 0.25 | 0.97 | −0.72 | 0.32 |
| 2022 | 4.34 | +10.2% | 130 | 0.02% | 4.3 | +13.2% | 131 | 0.02% | 186.2 | 1.22 | +13.7% | 130 | 0.01% | 0.87 | 0.6 | 0.27 | 0.32 |
| 2021 | 3.94 | +0.18% | 131 | 0.01% | 3.8 | +3.2% | 134 | 0.01% | 169.5 | 1.07 | +10.4% | 133 | 0.01% | 0.79 | 0.63 | 0.16 | 0.3 |
| 2020 | 3.93 | +3.2% | 131 | 0.01% | 3.68 | +6.2% | 134 | 0.01% | 169.3 | 0.97 | +5.5% | 134 | 0.01% | 0.77 | 0.62 | 0.15 | 0.41 |
| 2019 | 3.81 | +5.5% | 131 | 0.01% | 3.46 | +10.9% | 134 | 0.01% | 164.4 | 0.92 | +0.04% | 135 | 0.01% | 0.6 | 0.56 | 0.05 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 3.61 | +4.7% | 131 | 0.01% | 3.12 | +8.5% | 135 | 0.01% | 152.7 | 0.92 | +0.02% | 135 | 0.01% | 0.44 | 0.57 | −0.13 | 0.36 |
| 2017 | 3.45 | +14.2% | 131 | 0.01% | 2.88 | +22.2% | 139 | 0.01% | 145.2 | 0.92 | +8.5% | 135 | 0.01% | 0.33 | 0.59 | −0.25 | 0.32 |
| 2016 | 3.02 | +20.5% | 135 | 0.01% | 2.36 | +0.05% | 140 | 0.01% | 122.7 | 0.85 | +11.3% | 134 | 0.01% | 0.28 | 0.63 | −0.36 | 0.31 |
| 2015 | 2.51 | −0.27% | 137 | 0.01% | 2.35 | +22.5% | 140 | 0.01% | 126.6 | 0.76 | +0.13% | 135 | 0.01% | 0.32 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.29 |
| 2014 | 2.51 | +14.4% | 135 | 0.01% | 1.92 | +7.8% | 143 | 0.0088% | 106.6 | 0.76 | +7% | 134 | 0.01% | 0.29 | 0.55 | −0.26 | 0.34 |
| 2013 | 2.2 | −4.9% | 135 | 0.0095% | 1.78 | +10.1% | 144 | 0.0084% | 102 | 0.71 | +17.1% | 135 | 0.01% | 0.42 | 0.51 | −0.1 | 0.32 |
| 2012 | 2.31 | +7.6% | 133 | 0.01% | 1.62 | −24.1% | 144 | 0.0079% | 95.39 | 0.61 | +5.7% | 135 | 0.01% | 0.02 | 0.47 | −0.45 | 0.24 |
| 2011 | 2.15 | −9% | 136 | 0.0098% | 2.13 | +25.5% | 139 | 0.01% | 129.4 | 0.58 | +12.9% | 136 | 0.01% | 0.68 | 0.42 | 0.26 | 0.28 |
| 2010 | 2.36 | +50.7% | 135 | 0.01% | 1.7 | +56.2% | 147 | 0.0088% | 106.5 | 0.51 | +6.6% | 138 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.4 | −0.4 | 0.27 |
| 2009 | 1.57 | −13.5% | 142 | 0.0079% | 1.09 | −13.9% | 153 | 0.006% | 70.4 | 0.48 | −4.6% | 140 | 0.0098% | 0 | 0.25 | −0.25 | 0.24 |
| 2008 | 1.81 | +14.2% | 140 | 0.0091% | 1.26 | +14.4% | 150 | 0.0069% | 84.47 | 0.5 | +0% | 137 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.33 | −0.33 | 0.22 |
| 2007 | 1.59 | +0.76% | 140 | 0.0081% | 1.1 | +8.3% | 149 | 0.0062% | 76.29 | 0.5 | +12.6% | 135 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.26 | −0.26 | 0.22 |
| 2006 | 1.58 | +5.8% | 141 | 0.0084% | 1.02 | +13.2% | 149 | 0.006% | 72.77 | 0.45 | +0% | 139 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.36 | −0.36 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | 1.49 | +17.7% | 142 | 0.0083% | 0.9 | +24.4% | 147 | 0.0055% | 66.44 | 0.45 | +17.8% | 135 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.4 | −0.4 | 0.19 |
| 2004 | 1.27 | +13% | 143 | 0.0073% | 0.72 | +34.4% | 152 | 0.0046% | 55.18 | 0.38 | +0.05% | 140 | 0.0095% | 0 | 0.36 | −0.36 | 0.18 |
| 2003 | 1.12 | +0.72% | 143 | 0.0068% | 0.54 | −28.8% | 158 | 0.0036% | 42.4 | 0.38 | −1.3% | 138 | 0.0098% | 0 | 0.41 | −0.41 | 0.17 |
| 2002 | 1.11 | +3.3% | 144 | 0.007% | 0.75 | −19.9% | 149 | 0.0052% | 61.43 | 0.38 | +103% | 137 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.2 | −0.2 | 0.16 |
| 2001 | 1.08 | +1.3% | 142 | 0.007% | 0.94 | +0.21% | 142 | 0.0067% | 79.08 | 0.19 | +23.6% | 152 | 0.0053% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 2000 | 1.06 | +170.9% | 142 | 0.007% | 0.94 | +157.8% | 141 | 0.0068% | 81.32 | 0.15 | +33.9% | 155 | 0.0044% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1999 | 0.39 | +1.3% | 157 | 0.0028% | 0.36 | +1.3% | 157 | 0.0029% | 32.47 | 0.11 | +0% | 163 | 0.0035% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 1998 | 0.39 | +2.1% | 155 | 0.0028% | 0.36 | +2.1% | 156 | 0.0029% | 32.96 | 0.11 | +0% | 161 | 0.0035% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 1997 | 0.38 | +16.3% | 156 | 0.0028% | 0.35 | +16.3% | 158 | 0.0029% | 33.11 | 0.11 | +0% | 161 | 0.0036% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 1996 | 0.33 | +6.9% | 157 | 0.0025% | 0.3 | +6.9% | 159 | 0.0026% | 29.13 | 0.11 | +0% | 159 | 0.0037% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1995 | 0.31 | +10.9% | 158 | 0.0024% | 0.28 | +10.9% | 159 | 0.0025% | 27.85 | 0.11 | +0% | 157 | 0.0038% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1994 | 0.28 | −5.8% | 158 | 0.0023% | 0.26 | −5.8% | 160 | 0.0023% | 25.66 | 0.11 | +11.8% | 158 | 0.0038% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1993 | 0.29 | +7.7% | 157 | 0.0025% | 0.27 | +7.7% | 159 | 0.0025% | 27.84 | 0.1 | +17.2% | 160 | 0.0035% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1992 | 0.27 | +8.4% | 155 | 0.0023% | 0.25 | +8.4% | 156 | 0.0024% | 26.38 | 0.09 | +0% | 162 | 0.0031% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1991 | 0.25 | +3.7% | 136 | 0.0022% | 0.23 | +3.7% | 137 | 0.0022% | 24.83 | 0.09 | +0% | 143 | 0.0031% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1990 | 0.24 | −0.82% | 137 | 0.0021% | 0.22 | −0.82% | 139 | 0.0022% | 24.42 | 0.09 | +0% | 141 | 0.0032% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1989 | 0.24 | +3% | 135 | 0.0022% | 0.23 | +3% | 137 | 0.0022% | 25.11 | 0.09 | +0% | 140 | 0.0032% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1988 | 0.24 | +9.8% | 136 | 0.0022% | 0.22 | +9.8% | 138 | 0.0023% | 24.84 | 0.09 | +0% | 140 | 0.0033% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1987 | 0.22 | +8.6% | 135 | 0.0021% | 0.2 | +8.6% | 137 | 0.0022% | 23.03 | 0.09 | +0% | 140 | 0.0034% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1986 | 0.2 | +18.6% | 136 | 0.002% | 0.18 | +18.6% | 137 | 0.0021% | 21.58 | 0.09 | +0% | 136 | 0.0035% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 1985 | 0.17 | +1.8% | 137 | 0.0018% | 0.16 | +1.8% | 139 | 0.0018% | 18.55 | 0.09 | +6.1% | 134 | 0.0036% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 1984 | 0.16 | +11.6% | 137 | 0.0018% | 0.15 | +11.6% | 139 | 0.0018% | 18.58 | 0.08 | +0% | 134 | 0.0036% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 1983 | 0.15 | +15.7% | 138 | 0.0017% | 0.14 | +15.7% | 140 | 0.0017% | 17.02 | 0.08 | +0% | 133 | 0.0037% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 1982 | 0.13 | +23.3% | 138 | 0.0015% | 0.12 | +23.3% | 141 | 0.0016% | 15.03 | 0.08 | +0% | 132 | 0.0038% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0089 |
| 1981 | 0.1 | +0% | 142 | 0.0013% | 0.1 | +0% | 144 | 0.0013% | 12.45 | 0.08 | +0% | 132 | 0.004% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0072 |
| 1980 | 0.1 | — | 141 | 0.0013% | 0.1 | — | 143 | 0.0013% | 12.72 | 0.08 | — | 130 | 0.0041% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0072 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.