Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in India
India: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 1.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in India, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 1.1% for share of electricity generation from bioenergy in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in India peaked at 1.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
That places India 77th out of 213 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.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +19.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +30.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -8.9% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 6 |
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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 share of electricity generation from bioenergy in India?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in India was 1.1% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does India rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- India ranks 77th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.