India vs OECD (EI): Oil consumption
India
3,026 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI)
24,349 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
3rd
OECD (EI) rank
1st
Oil consumption over time
- India
- OECD (EI)
How they compare
OECD (EI) currently reports 24,349 terawatt-hours against 3,026 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 21,323 terawatt-hours.
That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 8.0 times India's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, OECD (EI) has been ahead every year.
India ranks 3rd and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 219 countries.
OECD (EI) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | OECD (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 179.64 terawatt-hours | 15,756 terawatt-hours | 15,576 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1970s | 287.94 terawatt-hours | 23,360 terawatt-hours | 23,072 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1980s | 503.45 terawatt-hours | 22,227 terawatt-hours | 21,724 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1990s | 895.16 terawatt-hours | 25,318 terawatt-hours | 24,423 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2000s | 1,480 terawatt-hours | 27,103 terawatt-hours | 25,623 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2010s | 2,292 terawatt-hours | 25,048 terawatt-hours | 22,756 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2020s | 2,820 terawatt-hours | 23,859 terawatt-hours | 21,038 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption, India or OECD (EI)?
- OECD (EI), at 24,349 terawatt-hours against 3,026 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil consumption between India and OECD (EI)?
- 21,323 terawatt-hours, with OECD (EI) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and OECD (EI)?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do India and OECD (EI) rank globally for oil consumption?
- India ranks 3rd and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.