India vs United States: Oil consumption
India
3,026 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
10,118 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
4th
United States rank
1st
Oil consumption over time
- India
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 10,118 terawatt-hours against 3,026 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 7,092 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 3.3 times India's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
India ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 220 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 179.64 terawatt-hours | 7,085 terawatt-hours | 6,905 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1970s | 287.94 terawatt-hours | 9,449 terawatt-hours | 9,162 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1980s | 503.45 terawatt-hours | 8,918 terawatt-hours | 8,414 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 895.16 terawatt-hours | 9,717 terawatt-hours | 8,822 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 1,480 terawatt-hours | 10,726 terawatt-hours | 9,246 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 2,292 terawatt-hours | 9,889 terawatt-hours | 7,597 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 2,820 terawatt-hours | 9,823 terawatt-hours | 7,003 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption, India or United States?
- United States, at 10,118 terawatt-hours against 3,026 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil consumption between India and United States?
- 7,092 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do India and United States rank globally for oil consumption?
- India ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 220 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.