Electricity demand per person in India
India: Electricity demand per person was 1,423 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in India, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand per person in India stood at 1,423 kilowatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in India peaked at 1,423 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 541.33 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places India 139th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 616.54 kilowatt-hours | 541.33 kilowatt-hours | 721.27 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 966.75 kilowatt-hours | 757.5 kilowatt-hours | 1,150 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,287 kilowatt-hours | 1,115 kilowatt-hours | 1,423 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More energy & mining data for India
- Fuel imports 31.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 6.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.7% (2024)
- Gas production 311.65 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 212.9 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 311.65 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 212.9 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel exports 17.1% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 14.2% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 66.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in India?
- Electricity demand per person in India was 1,423 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1,423 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 541.33 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does India rank for electricity demand per person?
- India ranks 139th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.