Production-based vs. consumption-based energy use in India
India: Production-based vs. consumption-based energy use was 14,535 terawatt-hours in 2020. ▲ Rising
Production-based vs. consumption-based energy use in India, 1995–2020
Source: Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2020, production-based vs. consumption-based energy use in India stood at 14,535 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 80.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, production-based vs. consumption-based energy use in India peaked at 14,535 terawatt-hours in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,141 terawatt-hours, in 1995.
India ranks 3rd of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Production-based vs. consumption-based energy use in India, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4,141 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 4,395 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 4,551 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 4,634 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 4,895 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 4,815 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 4,894 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 5,075 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 5,230 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 5,466 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 5,820 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 6,052 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 6,397 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 6,703 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 7,661 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 8,050 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 8,421 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 9,065 terawatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 9,068 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9,877 terawatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 10,246 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 10,748 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 12,281 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 12,742 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 13,396 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 14,535 terawatt-hours | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,523 terawatt-hours | 4,141 terawatt-hours | 4,895 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 2000s | 5,811 terawatt-hours | 4,815 terawatt-hours | 7,661 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,389 terawatt-hours | 8,050 terawatt-hours | 13,396 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,535 terawatt-hours | 14,535 terawatt-hours | 14,535 terawatt-hours | 1 |
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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 production-based vs. consumption-based energy use in India?
- Production-based vs. consumption-based energy use in India was 14,535 terawatt-hours in 2020, according to Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest production-based vs. consumption-based energy use recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 14,535 terawatt-hours in 2020.
- What is the lowest production-based vs. consumption-based energy use recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,141 terawatt-hours in 1995.
- How does India rank for production-based vs. consumption-based energy use?
- India ranks 3rd out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is production-based vs. consumption-based energy use rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Production-based vs. consumption-based energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Consumption-based (trade-adjusted) energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Measured in terawatt-hours.