Electricity production from coal sources in India
India: Electricity production from coal sources was 74.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from coal sources in India, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from coal sources in India stood at 74.4%.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in India peaked at 76.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 1990.
India ranks 5th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in India, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65.3% | — |
| 1991 | 67.1% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 68.2% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 70.3% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 68.0% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 70.3% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 70.9% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 69.4% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 67.3% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 67.7% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 68.9% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 69.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 70.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 68.4% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 68.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 65.8% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 68.3% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 67.3% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 72.2% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 74.8% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 75.5% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 74.9% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 72.9% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 71.4% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 71.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 71.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 74.4% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.4% | 65.3% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 65.8% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 67.7% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 71.4% | 74.4% | 4 |
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- Fuel imports 31.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 6.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.7% (2024)
- Gas production 311.65 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 212.9 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 311.65 terawatt-hours (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in India?
- Electricity production from coal sources in India was 74.4% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 1990.
- How does India rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- India ranks 5th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.