Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in India
India: Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP was 1.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in India, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 1.8% for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in India peaked at 2.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2020.
India ranks 30th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.4% | — |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +78.7% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -28.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -35.4% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +25.7% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -27.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +29.5% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +57.7% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +0.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 46.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 1.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.7%, 2.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 5 |
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 explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in India?
- Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in India was 1.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- How does India rank for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp?
- India ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%).