Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in India
India: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and was 81.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in India, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in India stood at 81.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 76.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in India peaked at 81.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2000.
That places India 113th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.0% | — |
| 2001 | 24.0% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.4% | 22.0% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 34.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 68.0% | 81.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 110 Cook Islands 85.0% compare
- 111 Tuvalu 84.0% compare
- 112 Kyrgyzstan 82.0% compare
- 114 Marshall Islands 80.0% compare
- 115 Paraguay 76.0% compare
- 116 Guyana 73.0% compare
- 116 Montenegro 73.0% 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 proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in India?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in India was 81.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2000.
- How does India rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
- India ranks 113th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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