Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in India
India: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 77.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in India, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
India recorded 77.6% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2023.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in India peaked at 84.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 73.1%, in 1990.
India ranks 89th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in India, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 73.1% | — |
| 1991 | 75.2% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 77.0% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 78.7% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 77.0% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 80.6% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 81.9% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 81.6% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 80.6% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 82.2% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 83.4% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 84.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 83.8% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 82.8% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 79.5% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 79.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 81.4% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 80.7% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 80.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 79.5% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 81.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 80.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 79.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 77.6% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.8% | 73.1% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.1% | 79.5% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 77.4% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 75.0% | 77.6% | 4 |
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- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
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- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 31.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 6.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in India?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in India was 77.6% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 84.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.1% in 1990.
- How does India rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- India ranks 89th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.