India vs Indonesia: Electricity generation per person
India
1,422 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Indonesia
1,311 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
India rank
135th
Indonesia rank
137th
Electricity generation per person over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
India currently reports 1,422 kilowatt-hours against 1,311 kilowatt-hours in Indonesia, a difference of 111 kilowatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 135th and Indonesia ranks 137th 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 | 277.55 kilowatt-hours | 124.83 kilowatt-hours | 152.72 kilowatt-hours | India |
| 1990s | 426.34 kilowatt-hours | 269.79 kilowatt-hours | 156.55 kilowatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 614.17 kilowatt-hours | 562.66 kilowatt-hours | 51.51 kilowatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 965.88 kilowatt-hours | 914.7 kilowatt-hours | 51.19 kilowatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 1,261 kilowatt-hours | 1,187 kilowatt-hours | 74.38 kilowatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation per person, India or Indonesia?
- India, at 1,422 kilowatt-hours against 1,311 kilowatt-hours in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation per person between India and Indonesia?
- 111 kilowatt-hours, with India 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 per person?
- India ranks 135th and Indonesia ranks 137th 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 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.