India vs OECD (EI): Primary direct energy consumption by source

India
3,029 terawatt-hours
in 2024
OECD (EI)
24,233 terawatt-hours
in 2024
India rank
3rd
OECD (EI) rank
1st

Primary direct energy consumption by source over time

  • India
  • OECD (EI)
010.0k20.0k30.0k196519942024

How they compare

OECD (EI) currently reports 24,233 terawatt-hours against 3,029 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 21,204 terawatt-hours.

That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 8.0 times India's.

Across all 60 years both countries report, OECD (EI) has been ahead every year.

India ranks 3rd and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 79 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary direct energy consumption by source
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,605 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Energy consumption is measured in terawatt-hours, in terms of direct primary energy. This means that fossil fuels include the energy lost due to inefficiencies in energy production.