India vs OECD (EI): Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy
India
100.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI)
142.15 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
2nd
OECD (EI) rank
1st
Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- India
- OECD (EI)
How they compare
OECD (EI) currently reports 142.15 terawatt-hours against 100.34 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 41.81 terawatt-hours.
That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 1.4 times India's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was OECD (EI) ahead.
India ranks 2nd and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 77 countries.
OECD (EI) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | OECD (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.93 terawatt-hours | 60.81 terawatt-hours | 57.87 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1970s | 3.04 terawatt-hours | 193.83 terawatt-hours | 190.79 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1980s | 1.43 terawatt-hours | 367.03 terawatt-hours | 365.6 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1990s | 5.18 terawatt-hours | 211.81 terawatt-hours | 206.63 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2000s | 7.91 terawatt-hours | 105.55 terawatt-hours | 97.63 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2010s | 27.41 terawatt-hours | 102.97 terawatt-hours | 75.55 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2020s | 46.73 terawatt-hours | 146.89 terawatt-hours | 100.16 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy, India or OECD (EI)?
- OECD (EI), at 142.15 terawatt-hours against 100.34 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy between India and OECD (EI)?
- 41.81 terawatt-hours, with OECD (EI) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and OECD (EI)?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do India and OECD (EI) rank globally for annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- India ranks 2nd and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.