Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in India
India: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.999 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in India, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in India stood at 0.999 units per person. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in India peaked at 0.999 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4981 units per person, in 1994.
That places India 124th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.509 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.4981 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5141 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.53 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5459 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5618 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.601 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.603 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.62 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.623 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.654 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.644 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.688 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.679 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.723 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.741 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.75 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.763 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.795 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.799 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.831 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.851 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.88 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.896 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.918 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.957 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.959 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.965 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.996 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.992 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.995 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.999 units per person | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5371 units per person | 0.4981 units per person | 0.601 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.6725 units per person | 0.603 units per person | 0.75 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8649 units per person | 0.763 units per person | 0.959 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9894 units per person | 0.965 units per person | 0.999 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 122 Tajikistan 0.999 units per person compare
- 123 Indonesia 0.999 units per person compare
- 125 Paraguay 0.998 units per person compare
- 126 Brazil 0.998 units per person compare
- 126 Costa Rica 0.998 units per person compare
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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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 number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in India?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in India was 0.999 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.999 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4981 units per person in 1994.
- How does India rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- India ranks 124th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.