Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in India
India: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 554.81 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in India, 1971–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
India recorded 554.81 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.1% on the previous year and up 141.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in India peaked at 554.81 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33.33 terawatt-hours, in 1972.
India ranks 4th of 209 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.02 terawatt-hours | 33.33 terawatt-hours | 58.44 terawatt-hours | 9 |
| 1980s | 57.66 terawatt-hours | 51.12 terawatt-hours | 67.39 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.36 terawatt-hours | 72.86 terawatt-hours | 98.12 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 124.07 terawatt-hours | 92.13 terawatt-hours | 159.58 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 236.82 terawatt-hours | 164.61 terawatt-hours | 327.2 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 423.79 terawatt-hours | 341.77 terawatt-hours | 554.81 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 electricity generation from low-carbon sources in India?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in India was 554.81 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 554.81 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.33 terawatt-hours in 1972.
- How does India rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- India ranks 4th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.