India: Electricity consumption

For that indicator, we provide data for India from 1980 to 2019. The average value for India during that period was 493.39 billion kilowatthours with a minimum of 97.9 billion kilowatthours in 1980 and a maximum of 1262.21 billion kilowatthours in 2019. The latest value from 2019 is 1262.21 billion kilowatthours. For comparison, the world average in 2019 based on 190 countries is 124.95 billion kilowatthours. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Total Electricity Net Consumption = total net electricity generation + electricity imports - electricity exports – electricity transmission and distribution losses.
Net consumption excludes the energy consumed by the generating units.