Renewable energy consumption in India
India: Renewable energy consumption was 36.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in India, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in India is 36.0%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in India peaked at 58.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2015.
That places India 69th out of 224 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.1% | 51.7% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 40.8% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 36.0% | 39.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in India?
- Renewable energy consumption in India was 36.0% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2015.
- How does India rank for renewable energy consumption?
- India ranks 69th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption