Electricity demand in India
India: Electricity demand was 2,083 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand in India, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand in India is 2,083 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in India peaked at 2,083 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 572.69 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places India 3rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand in India, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 572.69 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 587.38 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 610.99 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 639.82 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 700.02 terawatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 706.07 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 747.17 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 801.2 terawatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 834.25 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 883.93 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 941.94 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 1,037 terawatt-hours | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 1,093 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 1,145 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 1,259 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 1,311 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1,394 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 1,461 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 1,568 terawatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 1,598 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1,563 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 1,679 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 1,803 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 1,916 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 2,034 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 2,083 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 2,083 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.06 terawatt-hours, 207.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 2,083 terawatt-hours is above the median for South Asia, which is 14.86 terawatt-hours, 140.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 708.35 terawatt-hours | 572.69 terawatt-hours | 883.93 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,281 terawatt-hours | 941.94 terawatt-hours | 1,598 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,846 terawatt-hours | 1,563 terawatt-hours | 2,083 terawatt-hours | 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 electricity demand in India?
- Electricity demand in India was 2,083 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2,083 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 572.69 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does India rank for electricity demand?
- India ranks 3rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.