Primary energy consumption — all countries

Primary energy consumption — South Asia

Primary energy consumption in South Asia in 2024 — 43.021 quad Btu. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 920.5%.

2024 43.021 quad Btu +1.08% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 43.021 quad Btu2024
Period minimum 4.216 quad Btu1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · quadrillion Btu

Primary energy consumption — South Asia, 1980–2024020406019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 4.216 quad Btu1981: 4.712 quad Btu1982: 4.979 quad Btu1983: 5.209 quad Btu1984: 5.637 quad Btu1985: 5.968 quad Btu1986: 6.442 quad Btu1987: 6.878 quad Btu1988: 7.572 quad Btu1989: 7.96 quad Btu1990: 8.415 quad Btu1991: 8.789 quad Btu1992: 9.275 quad Btu1993: 9.716 quad Btu1994: 10.399 quad Btu1995: 11.097 quad Btu1996: 11.684 quad Btu1997: 12.222 quad Btu1998: 12.376 quad Btu1999: 13.204 quad Btu2000: 14.211 quad Btu2001: 14.372 quad Btu2002: 15.064 quad Btu2003: 15.466 quad Btu2004: 16.736 quad Btu2005: 17.662 quad Btu2006: 19.203 quad Btu2007: 20.644 quad Btu2008: 21.795 quad Btu2009: 23.612 quad Btu2010: 25.181 quad Btu2011: 26.041 quad Btu2012: 27.57 quad Btu2013: 28.062 quad Btu2014: 29.976 quad Btu2015: 31.739 quad Btu2016: 33.215 quad Btu2017: 34.133 quad Btu2018: 35.989 quad Btu2019: 35.666 quad Btu2020: 35.677 quad Btu2021: 36.775 quad Btu2022: 39.033 quad Btu2023: 42.559 quad Btu2024: 43.021 quad Btu
Change over the period: +38.805 (+920.49%) Average annual rate: 5.42 %

Comparison, 2024

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

South Asia 43.021 quad Btu
World computed 605.919 quad Btu
Primary energy consumption — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year quad Btu Change Change, %
2024 43.021 +0.462 +1.08%
2023 42.559 +3.527 +9.03%
2022 39.033 +2.257 +6.14%
2021 36.775 +1.099 +3.08%
2020 35.677 +0.01 +0.03%
2019 35.666 −0.322 −0.9%
2018 35.989 +1.855 +5.44%
2017 34.133 +0.919 +2.77%
2016 33.215 +1.475 +4.65%
2015 31.739 +1.763 +5.88%
2014 29.976 +1.914 +6.82%
2013 28.062 +0.492 +1.79%
2012 27.57 +1.528 +5.87%
2011 26.041 +0.86 +3.42%
2010 25.181 +1.569 +6.65%
2009 23.612 +1.817 +8.34%
2008 21.795 +1.151 +5.58%
2007 20.644 +1.441 +7.5%
2006 19.203 +1.541 +8.72%
2005 17.662 +0.926 +5.53%
2004 16.736 +1.27 +8.21%
2003 15.466 +0.402 +2.67%
2002 15.064 +0.692 +4.82%
2001 14.372 +0.161 +1.13%
2000 14.211 +1.007 +7.63%
1999 13.204 +0.828 +6.69%
1998 12.376 +0.153 +1.25%
1997 12.222 +0.539 +4.61%
1996 11.684 +0.587 +5.29%
1995 11.097 +0.698 +6.71%
1994 10.399 +0.683 +7.03%
1993 9.716 +0.441 +4.76%
1992 9.275 +0.486 +5.53%
1991 8.789 +0.374 +4.45%
1990 8.415 +0.455 +5.72%
1989 7.96 +0.388 +5.12%
1988 7.572 +0.694 +10.09%
1987 6.878 +0.436 +6.77%
1986 6.442 +0.474 +7.94%
1985 5.968 +0.331 +5.86%
1984 5.637 +0.428 +8.22%
1983 5.209 +0.229 +4.61%
1982 4.979 +0.268 +5.68%
1981 4.712 +0.496 +11.77%
1980 4.216

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).