Afghanistan vs India: Electricity generation from oil per person
Afghanistan
2.34 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
India
2.8 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
179th
India rank
178th
Electricity generation from oil per person over time
- Afghanistan
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 2.8 kilowatt-hours against 2.34 kilowatt-hours in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.46 kilowatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 179th and India ranks 178th of 210 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.81 kilowatt-hours | 20.34 kilowatt-hours | 14.53 kilowatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 2.15 kilowatt-hours | 6.83 kilowatt-hours | 4.67 kilowatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 2.46 kilowatt-hours | 2.51 kilowatt-hours | 0.0513 kilowatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil per person, Afghanistan or India?
- India, at 2.8 kilowatt-hours against 2.34 kilowatt-hours in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil per person between Afghanistan and India?
- 0.46 kilowatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and India?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and India rank globally for electricity generation from oil per person?
- Afghanistan ranks 179th and India ranks 178th of 210 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 oil per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.