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.
Electricity demand per person in India, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 541.33 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 544.93 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 556.66 kilowatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 572.9 kilowatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 616.22 kilowatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 611.49 kilowatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 637.04 kilowatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 672.89 kilowatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 690.64 kilowatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 721.27 kilowatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 757.5 kilowatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 822.57 kilowatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 854.84 kilowatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 883.74 kilowatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 959.59 kilowatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 986.92 kilowatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1,037 kilowatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 1,074 kilowatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1,141 kilowatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 1,150 kilowatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1,115 kilowatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 1,187 kilowatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 1,265 kilowatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 1,332 kilowatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 1,402 kilowatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 1,423 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1,423 kilowatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 671.99 kilowatt-hours, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 1,423 kilowatt-hours is above the median for South Asia, which is 1,083 kilowatt-hours, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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.