Primary energy consumption — all countries

Primary energy consumption — India

Primary energy consumption in India in 2024 — 37.49 quad Btu. Ranked 3 in the world out of 218. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 993.5%.

2024 37.49 quad Btu +1.91% vs 2023
World rank 3of 218
Period maximum 37.49 quad Btu2024
Period minimum 3.428 quad Btu1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · quadrillion Btu

Primary energy consumption — India, 1980–202401020304019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 3.428 quad Btu1981: 3.855 quad Btu1982: 4.017 quad Btu1983: 4.244 quad Btu1984: 4.619 quad Btu1985: 4.895 quad Btu1986: 5.305 quad Btu1987: 5.627 quad Btu1988: 6.194 quad Btu1989: 6.514 quad Btu1990: 6.924 quad Btu1991: 7.279 quad Btu1992: 7.701 quad Btu1993: 8.009 quad Btu1994: 8.531 quad Btu1995: 9.145 quad Btu1996: 9.596 quad Btu1997: 10.09 quad Btu1998: 10.166 quad Btu1999: 10.862 quad Btu2000: 11.694 quad Btu2001: 11.899 quad Btu2002: 12.557 quad Btu2003: 12.93 quad Btu2004: 14.013 quad Btu2005: 14.726 quad Btu2006: 15.93 quad Btu2007: 17.221 quad Btu2008: 18.286 quad Btu2009: 20.002 quad Btu2010: 21.41 quad Btu2011: 22.16 quad Btu2012: 23.411 quad Btu2013: 23.951 quad Btu2014: 25.624 quad Btu2015: 27.067 quad Btu2016: 28.094 quad Btu2017: 28.717 quad Btu2018: 30.655 quad Btu2019: 30.347 quad Btu2020: 30.349 quad Btu2021: 30.948 quad Btu2022: 33.217 quad Btu2023: 36.788 quad Btu2024: 37.49 quad Btu
Change over the period: +34.062 (+993.49%) Average annual rate: 5.59 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: India

India 37.49 quad Btu
World computed 605.919 quad Btu
South Asia computed 43.021 quad Btu
Southern Asia computed 56.981 quad Btu
Lower-middle-income countries computed 81.187 quad Btu
Primary energy consumption — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year quad Btu Change Change, %
2024 37.49 +0.702 +1.91%
2023 36.788 +3.571 +10.75%
2022 33.217 +2.27 +7.33%
2021 30.948 +0.598 +1.97%
2020 30.349 +0.002 +0.01%
2019 30.347 −0.308 −1%
2018 30.655 +1.938 +6.75%
2017 28.717 +0.622 +2.22%
2016 28.094 +1.027 +3.79%
2015 27.067 +1.443 +5.63%
2014 25.624 +1.672 +6.98%
2013 23.951 +0.541 +2.31%
2012 23.411 +1.251 +5.65%
2011 22.16 +0.75 +3.5%
2010 21.41 +1.408 +7.04%
2009 20.002 +1.716 +9.38%
2008 18.286 +1.065 +6.19%
2007 17.221 +1.291 +8.1%
2006 15.93 +1.204 +8.17%
2005 14.726 +0.714 +5.09%
2004 14.013 +1.083 +8.38%
2003 12.93 +0.373 +2.97%
2002 12.557 +0.658 +5.53%
2001 11.899 +0.205 +1.75%
2000 11.694 +0.832 +7.66%
1999 10.862 +0.697 +6.85%
1998 10.166 +0.076 +0.75%
1997 10.09 +0.494 +5.15%
1996 9.596 +0.451 +4.93%
1995 9.145 +0.614 +7.2%
1994 8.531 +0.522 +6.52%
1993 8.009 +0.308 +4%
1992 7.701 +0.422 +5.79%
1991 7.279 +0.355 +5.13%
1990 6.924 +0.41 +6.29%
1989 6.514 +0.321 +5.18%
1988 6.194 +0.566 +10.06%
1987 5.627 +0.322 +6.08%
1986 5.305 +0.409 +8.36%
1985 4.895 +0.276 +5.98%
1984 4.619 +0.375 +8.83%
1983 4.244 +0.228 +5.68%
1982 4.017 +0.161 +4.18%
1981 3.855 +0.427 +12.45%
1980 3.428

About the indicator

Primary energy consumption is all the energy a country used over the year: coal, oil, gas, nuclear and renewable energy brought to a common unit. “Primary” means energy in the form in which it is taken from nature, before losses in conversion and transmission; electricity enters it not as a separate line but through the fuel it was generated from. The unit is the quadrillion British thermal units, customary in American statistics: one such unit is roughly equal to 25 million tonnes of oil equivalent.

Important: The figure is broader than electricity: electricity is only part of the final use of this energy, and transport and heating are included in it as well. This is the series that serves as the weight when the energy intensity aggregates are computed.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).