Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in India
India: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.001 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.001 people per person
Change on year
down 80.0%
World rank
93rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.397 people per person
in 2000
All-time low
0.001 people per person
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in India, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in India is 0.001 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 80.0% on the previous year and down 99.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in India peaked at 0.397 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.001 people per person, in 2024.
That places India 93rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.397 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.38 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.377 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.346 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.356 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.312 people per person | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 0.321 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.277 people per person | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.259 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.25 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.237 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.205 people per person | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 0.201 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.169 people per person | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 0.149 people per person | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 0.12 people per person | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 0.104 people per person | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 0.082 people per person | -21.2% |
| 2018 | 0.043 people per person | -47.6% |
| 2019 | 0.041 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.035 people per person | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 0.004 people per person | -88.6% |
| 2022 | 0.008 people per person | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.005 people per person | -37.5% |
| 2024 | 0.001 people per person | -80.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3275 people per person | 0.25 people per person | 0.397 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1351 people per person | 0.041 people per person | 0.237 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0106 people per person | 0.001 people per person | 0.035 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 90 Brazil 0.002 people per person compare
- 91 Tajikistan 0.001 people per person compare
- 92 Indonesia 0.001 people per person compare
- 94 Aruba 0 people per person compare
- 94 Albania 0 people per person compare
- 94 Andorra 0 people per person
- 94 United Arab Emirates 0 people per person
- 94 Armenia 0 people per person compare
- 94 Antigua and Barbuda 0 people per person compare
- 94 Australia 0 people per person
- 94 Austria 0 people per person
- 94 Azerbaijan 0 people per person compare
- 94 Belgium 0 people per person
- 94 Bulgaria 0 people per person compare
- 94 Bahrain 0 people per person
- 94 Bahamas 0 people per person
- 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people per person compare
- 94 Belarus 0 people per person compare
- 94 Bermuda 0 people per person
- 94 Barbados 0 people per person compare
- 94 Brunei 0 people per person
- 94 Bhutan 0 people per person compare
- 94 Canada 0 people per person
- 94 Switzerland 0 people per person
- 94 China 0 people per person compare
- 94 Cuba 0 people per person compare
- 94 Curacao 0 people per person compare
- 94 Cayman Islands 0 people per person
- 94 Cyprus 0 people per person
- 94 Czechia 0 people per person
- 94 Germany 0 people per person
- 94 Dominica 0 people per person compare
- 94 Denmark 0 people per person
- 94 Algeria 0 people per person compare
- 94 Egypt 0 people per person compare
- 94 Spain 0 people per person
- 94 Estonia 0 people per person
- 94 Finland 0 people per person
- 94 France 0 people per person
- 94 Faroe Islands 0 people per person
- 94 United Kingdom 0 people per person
- 94 Georgia 0 people per person compare
- 94 Gibraltar 0 people per person compare
- 94 Greece 0 people per person
- 94 Greenland 0 people per person
- 94 Guam 0 people per person
- 94 Hong Kong 0 people per person
- 94 Croatia 0 people per person compare
- 94 Hungary 0 people per person compare
- 94 Isle of Man 0 people per person
- 94 Ireland 0 people per person
- 94 Iran 0 people per person compare
- 94 Iraq 0 people per person compare
- 94 Iceland 0 people per person
- 94 Israel 0 people per person
- 94 Italy 0 people per person
- 94 Jordan 0 people per person compare
- 94 Japan 0 people per person
- 94 Kazakhstan 0 people per person compare
- 94 Kyrgyzstan 0 people per person compare
- 94 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 people per person compare
- 94 South Korea 0 people per person
- 94 Kuwait 0 people per person
- 94 Lebanon 0 people per person compare
- 94 Saint Lucia 0 people per person compare
- 94 Liechtenstein 0 people per person
- 94 Sri Lanka 0 people per person compare
- 94 Lithuania 0 people per person compare
- 94 Luxembourg 0 people per person
- 94 Latvia 0 people per person compare
- 94 Macao 0 people per person
- 94 Saint Martin (French part) 0 people per person compare
- 94 Morocco 0 people per person compare
- 94 Monaco 0 people per person
- 94 Moldova 0 people per person compare
- 94 Maldives 0 people per person compare
- 94 North Macedonia 0 people per person compare
- 94 Malta 0 people per person
- 94 Montenegro 0 people per person compare
- 94 Northern Mariana Islands 0 people per person compare
- 94 Mauritius 0 people per person compare
- 94 Malaysia 0 people per person compare
- 94 New Caledonia 0 people per person
- 94 Netherlands 0 people per person
- 94 Norway 0 people per person
- 94 Nauru 0 people per person compare
- 94 New Zealand 0 people per person
- 94 Oman 0 people per person compare
- 94 Palau 0 people per person compare
- 94 Poland 0 people per person compare
- 94 Puerto Rico 0 people per person
- 94 Portugal 0 people per person
- 94 Palestine 0 people per person compare
- 94 French Polynesia 0 people per person
- 94 Qatar 0 people per person
- 94 Romania 0 people per person compare
- 94 Russia 0 people per person compare
- 94 Saudi Arabia 0 people per person compare
- 94 Singapore 0 people per person
- 94 San Marino 0 people per person
- 94 Serbia 0 people per person compare
- 94 Slovakia 0 people per person compare
- 94 Slovenia 0 people per person
- 94 Sweden 0 people per person
- 94 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 people per person compare
- 94 Seychelles 0 people per person compare
- 94 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 people per person compare
- 94 Thailand 0 people per person compare
- 94 Turkmenistan 0 people per person compare
- 94 Tonga 0 people per person compare
- 94 Trinidad and Tobago 0 people per person compare
- 94 Tunisia 0 people per person compare
- 94 Turkey 0 people per person compare
- 94 Tuvalu 0 people per person compare
- 94 Ukraine 0 people per person compare
- 94 Uruguay 0 people per person compare
- 94 United States 0 people per person
- 94 Uzbekistan 0 people per person compare
- 94 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 people per person compare
- 94 Venezuela 0 people per person compare
- 94 British Virgin Islands 0 people per person compare
- 94 United States Virgin Islands 0 people per person
- 94 Vietnam 0 people per person compare
- 94 Samoa 0 people 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)
- 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 number of people without access to electricity, per capita in India?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in India was 0.001 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.397 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 people per person in 2024.
- How does India rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- India ranks 93rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity 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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About this data
Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.