India vs OECD (EI): Primary energy use
India
10,861 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI)
61,079 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
3rd
OECD (EI) rank
1st
Primary energy use over time
- India
- OECD (EI)
How they compare
OECD (EI) currently reports 61,079 terawatt-hours against 10,861 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 50,218 terawatt-hours.
That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 5.6 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 218 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 | 634.72 terawatt-hours | 32,468 terawatt-hours | 31,833 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1970s | 874.43 terawatt-hours | 43,615 terawatt-hours | 42,740 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1980s | 1,495 terawatt-hours | 48,135 terawatt-hours | 46,640 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1990s | 2,750 terawatt-hours | 57,171 terawatt-hours | 54,422 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2000s | 4,415 terawatt-hours | 63,850 terawatt-hours | 59,435 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2010s | 7,465 terawatt-hours | 63,032 terawatt-hours | 55,566 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2020s | 9,816 terawatt-hours | 60,461 terawatt-hours | 50,645 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, India or OECD (EI)?
- OECD (EI), at 61,079 terawatt-hours against 10,861 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between India and OECD (EI)?
- 50,218 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 primary energy use?
- India ranks 3rd and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. 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 of total energy supply.