India vs Peru: Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
India
6,899 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Peru
7,765 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
India rank
71st
Peru rank
69th
Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time
- India
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 7,765 kilowatt-hours per person against 6,899 kilowatt-hours per person in India, a difference of 866 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times India's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
India ranks 71st and Peru ranks 69th of 75 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,192 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,553 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,360 kilowatt-hours per person | Peru |
| 1970s | 1,362 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,613 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,251 kilowatt-hours per person | Peru |
| 1980s | 1,854 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,246 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,392 kilowatt-hours per person | Peru |
| 1990s | 2,771 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,591 kilowatt-hours per person | 819.67 kilowatt-hours per person | Peru |
| 2000s | 3,691 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,963 kilowatt-hours per person | 272.39 kilowatt-hours per person | Peru |
| 2010s | 5,379 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,676 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,297 kilowatt-hours per person | Peru |
| 2020s | 6,426 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,197 kilowatt-hours per person | 771.34 kilowatt-hours per person | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables, India or Peru?
- Peru, at 7,765 kilowatt-hours per person against 6,899 kilowatt-hours per person in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables between India and Peru?
- 866 kilowatt-hours per person, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Peru?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do India and Peru rank globally for per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
- India ranks 71st and Peru ranks 69th of 75 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. 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 of total energy supply per person.