Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in India
India: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 3.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in India, 1990–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in India is 3.1%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in India peaked at 5.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1990.
India ranks 59th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.1% | — |
| 1991 | 2.4% | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -27.1% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +96.3% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -47.5% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +63.3% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -41.6% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 3 |
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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)
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- Fuel imports 31.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in India?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in India was 3.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1990.
- How does India rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- India ranks 59th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.