India: Energy use per capita

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 India

Energy use per capita

 Latest value 630.9
 Year 2014
 Measure kilograms of oil equivalent
 Data availability 1971 - 2014
 Average 384.26
 Min - Max 266.35 - 630.9
 Source The World Bank

For that indicator, we provide data for India from 1971 to 2014. The average value for India during that period was 384.26 kilograms of oil equivalent with a minimum of 266.35 kilograms of oil equivalent in 1971 and a maximum of 630.9 kilograms of oil equivalent in 2014. The latest value from 2014 is 630.9 kilograms of oil equivalent. For comparison, the world average in 2014 based on 132 countries is 2619.01 kilograms of oil equivalent. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent values chart
India - Energy use per capita - recent values

Historical chart
India - Energy use per capita - historical chart - 1971-2014

The energy use per capita in India includes all types of energy sources, from domestic production and imports. For easy comparison, the energy is expressed in kilograms of oil equivalent.

Definition: Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.


 Related indicators Latest value Reference Measure
 Gasoline prices 0.97 2016 dollars
 Diesel prices 0.81 2016 dollars
 Energy use per capita 630.90 2014 kilograms of oil equivalent
 Share of clean energy 35.82 2020 percent
 Energy use per $1000 GDP 124.41 2014 kilograms of oil equivalent
 Electricity from renewable sources, kWh 74,143.00 2015 million kWh
 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions 2,200,836 2020 kt
 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita 1.58 2020 metric tons
 Greenhouse gas emissions 3,200,821 2020 kt of CO2 equivalent
 GDP per unit of energy 8.22 2014 GDP per kg of oil equivalent
 Energy imports 34.31 2014 percent
 Natural resources income 3.16 2021 percent
 Oil revenue 0.33 2021 percent
 Natural gas revenue 0.08 2021 percent
 Access to electricity 99.57 2021 percent
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