Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in India
India: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita was 0.5199 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in India, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in India is 0.5199 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 98.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in India peaked at 0.5199 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0391 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
India ranks 64th of 76 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 0.046 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0391 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0579 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0745 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0617 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0961 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0858 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0778 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0946 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1056 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0981 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1227 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1489 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1219 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1781 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2642 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1929 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.346 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4188 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3511 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.5199 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 61 Pakistan 0.5971 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 62 Saudi Arabia 0.5719 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 63 Sri Lanka 0.535 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 65 Uzbekistan 0.4536 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Azerbaijan 0.3798 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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 per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in India?
- Per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in India was 0.5199 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5199 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0391 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does India rank for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- India ranks 64th out of 76 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.0%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.