India Key Figures
- Population:
- 1451 million
- GDP growth rate:
- 6.48 %/year
- Energy independence:
- 65.4%
Data of the last year available: 2024
- Total consumption/GDP:*
- 85.1 (2015=100)
- CO2 Emissions:
- 2.22 tCO2/cap
- Rate of T&D power losses:
- 16.7%
* at purchasing power parity
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India Total Energy Production & Consumption
Primary consumption increased by 6.5%/year since 2020 to reach 1 213 Mtoe in 2024, compared to a slower growth before (4.6%/year over 2010-2019). Total energy consumption per capita reached 0.8 toe (2024), half the Asian average.
Graph: Primary Consumption Trends by Energy Source
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India Oil Production & Consumption
Oil production has declined by 24% since 2010, reaching 32 Mt in 2024 (-13% since 2019).
India is the world's third largest importer of crude oil, reaching its highest level in 2024 at 241 Mt (+2.8%/year since 2010). In 2024, crude oil imports represented 93% of the country's oil needs. The country is a net oil product exporter (13 Mt in 2024), although its net exports have fallen by 56% since 2018.
Graph: Crude Oil Production & Consumption
Source: India energy report
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India Natural Gas Production & Consumption
Natural gas production has increased by 6%/year since 2020, reaching 37 bcm in 2024, after a 2.7%/year decline between 2014 and 2020.
In 2020, ONGC began to produce gas from the KG-DWN98/2 block (Cluster 2 project) in the Bay of Bengal. The US$5.1bn project is forecast to provide up to 17 mcm/d of gas (6.2 bcm/year). Production from the deepest well U1B started at the end of 2021.
Source: India energy report
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India Coal and Lignite Production & Consumption
Total coal and lignite production increased by 5% in 2024 to almost 1.1 Gt, its highest level (+7%/year since 2019). The average progression over 2015-2019 was around 3%/year.
Source: India energy report
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India Renewable in % Electricity Production
IREDA, the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency, finances the development of renewables.
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India GHG emissions and CO2 emissions
In its updated NDC (2022), the country reiterated a target to reduce its CO2 emission intensity of GDP by 45% in 2030, compared to 2005 levels. In 2021, the country pledged to reach net-zero emissions in 2070.
Source: India energy report
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