Oil production per person in India
India: Oil production per person was 253.21 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
253.21 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
77th
of 219 countries
All-time high
473.55 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1989
All-time low
5.97 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Oil production per person in India, 1900–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
India recorded 253.21 kilowatt-hours per person for oil production per person in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil production per person in India peaked at 473.55 kilowatt-hours per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 5.97 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1900.
That places India 77th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oil production per person in India, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 5.97 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1901 | 7.88 kilowatt-hours per person | +32.1% |
| 1902 | 8.87 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.5% |
| 1903 | 13.68 kilowatt-hours per person | +54.2% |
| 1904 | 18.31 kilowatt-hours per person | +33.9% |
| 1905 | 22.25 kilowatt-hours per person | +21.5% |
| 1906 | 21.52 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.3% |
| 1907 | 23.11 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.4% |
| 1908 | 26.71 kilowatt-hours per person | +15.6% |
| 1909 | 35.16 kilowatt-hours per person | +31.6% |
| 1910 | 32.19 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.4% |
| 1911 | 33.75 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.8% |
| 1912 | 37.18 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.2% |
| 1913 | 41.38 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.3% |
| 1914 | 38.61 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.7% |
| 1915 | 42.76 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.7% |
| 1916 | 44.2 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.4% |
| 1917 | 42.02 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.9% |
| 1918 | 41.58 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.0% |
| 1919 | 45.23 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.8% |
| 1920 | 45.26 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.1% |
| 1921 | 48.75 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.7% |
| 1922 | 47.22 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.1% |
| 1923 | 46.08 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.4% |
| 1924 | 45.72 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 1925 | 44.5 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.7% |
| 1926 | 40.37 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.3% |
| 1927 | 40.64 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 1928 | 6.19 kilowatt-hours per person | -84.8% |
| 1929 | 7.37 kilowatt-hours per person | +19.1% |
| 1930 | 7.54 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
| 1931 | 8.35 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.8% |
| 1932 | 8.21 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.7% |
| 1933 | 7.59 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.6% |
| 1934 | 8.82 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.2% |
| 1935 | 9.22 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.6% |
| 1936 | 8.57 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.0% |
| 1937 | 9.26 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.0% |
| 1938 | 10.52 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.6% |
| 1939 | 9.73 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.5% |
| 1940 | 11.48 kilowatt-hours per person | +18.0% |
| 1941 | 12.03 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.8% |
| 1942 | 11.63 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.3% |
| 1943 | 11.5 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.1% |
| 1944 | 11.77 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.4% |
| 1945 | 10.08 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.4% |
| 1946 | 9.41 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.6% |
| 1947 | 8.06 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.4% |
| 1948 | 8.18 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 1949 | 8.27 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.0% |
| 1950 | 8.7 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.2% |
| 1951 | 8.84 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 8.45 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.4% |
| 1953 | 8.55 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 9.43 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.3% |
| 1955 | 10.41 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.4% |
| 1956 | 11.6 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.5% |
| 1957 | 12.6 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.6% |
| 1958 | 12.28 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.5% |
| 1959 | 12.29 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 12.11 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.5% |
| 1961 | 13.36 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.3% |
| 1962 | 27.42 kilowatt-hours per person | +105.2% |
| 1963 | 41.04 kilowatt-hours per person | +49.7% |
| 1964 | 53.68 kilowatt-hours per person | +30.8% |
| 1965 | 71.71 kilowatt-hours per person | +33.6% |
| 1966 | 107.93 kilowatt-hours per person | +50.5% |
| 1967 | 128.82 kilowatt-hours per person | +19.4% |
| 1968 | 130.22 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 146.45 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 145.07 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 149.73 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 150.31 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 143.47 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 145.9 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 157.58 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 160.91 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 184.85 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.9% |
| 1978 | 199.9 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 222.48 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.3% |
| 1980 | 159.03 kilowatt-hours per person | -28.5% |
| 1981 | 247.49 kilowatt-hours per person | +55.6% |
| 1982 | 320.99 kilowatt-hours per person | +29.7% |
| 1983 | 399.92 kilowatt-hours per person | +24.6% |
| 1984 | 434.37 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 454.61 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 465.12 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 441.14 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 453.85 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 473.55 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 459.45 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 423.4 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 375.91 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 351.57 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 400.1 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 443.82 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 413.12 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 414.21 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 396.11 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 387.74 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 375.57 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 368.75 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 373.42 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 368.52 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 371.99 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 351.77 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 357.41 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 355.94 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 363.87 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 360.57 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 385.74 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 395.44 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 387 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 378.8 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 369.05 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 360.57 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 351.21 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 345.88 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 334.58 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 313.87 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 291.44 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 279.6 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 269.43 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 263.26 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 259.75 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 253.21 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil production per person in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +105.2% | 13.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.42 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1928 | -84.8% | 40.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.19 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1981 | +55.6% | 159.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 247.49 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1903 | +54.2% | 8.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.68 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 18.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 35.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 39.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 32.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 45.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 37.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 48.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 8.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 10.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 10.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 73.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 146.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 166.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 143.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 222.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 385.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 159.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 473.55 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 406.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 351.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 459.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 364.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 351.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 375.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 362.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 313.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 395.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 269.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 253.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 291.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 74 Yemen 295.37 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 75 Sudan 288.34 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 76 Poland 272.87 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 78 Germany 215.94 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 79 Guatemala 201.61 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 80 Pakistan 193.25 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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- 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 oil production per person in India?
- Oil production per person in India was 253.21 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil production per person recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 473.55 kilowatt-hours per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest oil production per person recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.97 kilowatt-hours per person in 1900.
- How does India rank for oil production per person?
- India ranks 77th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is oil production per person rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil production per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.