Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in India
India: Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy was 100.34 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in India, 1966–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
India recorded 100.34 terawatt-hours for annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 53.4% on the previous year and up 11,081.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in India peaked at 100.34 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, -10.9 terawatt-hours, in 2005.
That places India 2nd out of 77 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.93 terawatt-hours | 0.8485 terawatt-hours | 5.05 terawatt-hours | 4 |
| 1970s | 3.04 terawatt-hours | -1.77 terawatt-hours | 12.14 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.43 terawatt-hours | -10.16 terawatt-hours | 8.56 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.18 terawatt-hours | -3.51 terawatt-hours | 18.39 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.91 terawatt-hours | -10.9 terawatt-hours | 45.28 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.41 terawatt-hours | -5.44 terawatt-hours | 64.36 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.73 terawatt-hours | 11.8 terawatt-hours | 100.34 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More climate change data for India
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 14.8% (2100)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 1.46 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Urban population 522.44 million (2025)
- Urban population 35.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.2 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 66.07 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.2 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.2 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in India?
- Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in India was 100.34 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 100.34 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.9 terawatt-hours in 2005.
- How does India rank for annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- India ranks 2nd out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11,081.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 60 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.