India vs Indonesia: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person
India
1,043 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Indonesia
1,074 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
India rank
105th
Indonesia rank
104th
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 1,074 kilowatt-hours against 1,043 kilowatt-hours in India, a difference of 31 kilowatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was India ahead.
India ranks 105th and Indonesia ranks 104th of 214 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 204.38 kilowatt-hours | 98.33 kilowatt-hours | 106.05 kilowatt-hours | India |
| 1990s | 338.81 kilowatt-hours | 217.27 kilowatt-hours | 121.54 kilowatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 506.46 kilowatt-hours | 464.9 kilowatt-hours | 41.56 kilowatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 787.23 kilowatt-hours | 769.47 kilowatt-hours | 17.76 kilowatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 982.58 kilowatt-hours | 966.85 kilowatt-hours | 15.73 kilowatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels per person, India or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 1,074 kilowatt-hours against 1,043 kilowatt-hours in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels per person between India and Indonesia?
- 31 kilowatt-hours, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
- India ranks 105th and Indonesia ranks 104th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in kilowatt-hours per person.