Coal consumption, per unit of GDP in India

India: Coal consumption, per unit of GDP was 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
5th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
in 1966
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Years of data
61
1965–2025

Coal consumption, per unit of GDP in India, 1965–2025

00000196519952025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

India recorded 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP for coal consumption, per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coal consumption, per unit of gdp in India peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP, in 2025.

That places India 5th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.

Coal consumption, per unit of GDP in India, year by year

Annual values for Coal consumption, per unit of GDP in India, 1965 to 2025.
Year terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP Change
1965 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
1966 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +30.3%
1967 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -7.6%
1968 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -2.3%
1969 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -3.5%
1970 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -11.2%
1971 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -6.0%
1972 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -0.5%
1973 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -17.5%
1974 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -3.0%
1975 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +8.6%
1976 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -0.2%
1977 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -11.5%
1978 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -14.4%
1979 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -4.7%
1980 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -13.7%
1981 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +8.4%
1982 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -4.7%
1983 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -2.4%
1984 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +8.1%
1985 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -4.4%
1986 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +0.3%
1987 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -2.0%
1988 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +1.0%
1989 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +8.9%
1990 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -0.3%
1991 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +26.5%
1992 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -0.7%
1993 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +6.9%
1994 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -11.9%
1995 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -3.6%
1996 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -5.7%
1997 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -1.2%
1998 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +2.0%
1999 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -9.0%
2000 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +4.2%
2001 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -2.7%
2002 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -1.5%
2003 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -11.3%
2004 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -8.8%
2005 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -5.4%
2006 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -9.4%
2007 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -15.4%
2008 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +9.9%
2009 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -3.3%
2010 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -17.9%
2011 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -4.5%
2012 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +8.6%
2013 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +4.2%
2014 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -0.1%
2015 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -1.1%
2016 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -6.3%
2017 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -10.6%
2018 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +3.2%
2019 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -4.5%
2020 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +0.2%
2021 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -4.1%
2022 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +1.3%
2023 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP +2.4%
2024 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -3.1%
2025 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 5
1970s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near India

  1. 2 South Africa 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 4 Mongolia 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 6 Kazakhstan 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 7 Viet Nam 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 8 China 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is coal consumption, per unit of gdp in India?
Coal consumption, per unit of gdp in India was 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest coal consumption, per unit of gdp recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in 1966.
What is the lowest coal consumption, per unit of gdp recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in 2025.
How does India rank for coal consumption, per unit of gdp?
India ranks 5th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
Is coal consumption, per unit of gdp rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Coal consumption, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Coal consumption, per unit of GDP
Unit
terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 9,270 data points, 1965–2025
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Coal consumption divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.