Annual percentage change in primary energy use in India
India: Annual percentage change in primary energy use was 0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in primary energy use in India, 1966–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual percentage change in primary energy use in India stood at 0.7%.
That represents a change of down 84.9% on the previous year and down 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in primary energy use in India peaked at 11.1% in 1981 and was at its lowest, -5.7%, in 2020.
That places India 136th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in primary energy use in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 3.0% | — |
| 1967 | 2.6% | -13.8% |
| 1968 | 6.3% | +146.3% |
| 1969 | 10.9% | +72.2% |
| 1970 | -2.8% | -125.4% |
| 1971 | 3.5% | -227.7% |
| 1972 | 5.9% | +68.9% |
| 1973 | 1.8% | -70.5% |
| 1974 | 6.8% | +285.8% |
| 1975 | 6.6% | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 4.9% | -25.6% |
| 1977 | 5.5% | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 2.2% | -60.5% |
| 1979 | 6.5% | +201.5% |
| 1980 | 3.1% | -52.8% |
| 1981 | 11.1% | +261.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | -96.5% |
| 1983 | 5.9% | +1423.8% |
| 1984 | 6.5% | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 6.2% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 7.4% | +18.8% |
| 1987 | 7.2% | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 8.7% | +21.2% |
| 1989 | 8.8% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 7.5% | -14.7% |
| 1991 | 5.2% | -31.4% |
| 1992 | 5.8% | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | -55.8% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | +91.3% |
| 1995 | 8.2% | +67.6% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | -43.4% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | +22.4% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -45.2% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | +85.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -86.8% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +418.4% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +99.2% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -23.0% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +75.4% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -25.6% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +26.5% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -45.0% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +20.6% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -51.1% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +137.4% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -50.1% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +36.3% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -28.0% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +63.1% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -65.2% |
| 2020 | -5.7% | -399.4% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -253.7% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -43.8% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +62.1% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | -40.4% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -84.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.8%, 26% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 0.7% is below the median for South Asia, which is 5.2%, 14% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in primary energy use in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +1423.8% | 0.4% | 5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7% | 2.6% | 10.9% | 4 |
| 1970s | 4.1% | -2.8% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 0.4% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 2.6% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 0.7% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 1.9% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | -5.7% | 8.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More energy & mining data for India
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.7224 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 31.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in primary energy use in India?
- Annual percentage change in primary energy use in India was 0.7% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in primary energy use recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 1981.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in primary energy use recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.7% in 2020.
- How does India rank for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- India ranks 136th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual percentage change in primary energy use rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in primary energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.