Net energy imports in India

Net imports covered 36.0% of energy use in India in 2024.

Measure: Net energy imports (World Bank) Unit: % of energy use Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
India, 2024 36.0% % of energy use
Change from 2023 −0.9percentage points 2023: 37.0%
World, 2023 14.6% Official aggregate Not the same period as India (2024).
Median of G20 countries, 2024 24.0% Middle value of 19 countries
Position in 2024 62nd of 139 See the full ranking

Net energy imports in India over time

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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net energy imports (World Bank) (% of energy use), 2000 to 2024
Period IndiaWorld
2024 36.0% –
2023 37.0% 14.6%
2022 36.7% -0.7%
2021 35.3% -0.2%
2020 37.4% -1.2%
2019 39.3% -1.1%
2018 37.7% -1.3%
2017 37.4% -0.8%
2016 37.4% -1.2%
2015 37.3% -0.9%
2014 36.8% -0.6%
2013 34.3% -0.8%
2012 33.1% -0.8%
2011 31.3% -0.6%
2010 30.6% -0.1%
2009 29.7% -0.3%
2008 28.3% 0.4%
2007 27.1% 0.7%
2006 26.1% 0.6%
2005 24.8% 0.0%
2004 23.1% -0.6%
2003 22.4% 0.1%
2002 22.2% 0.0%
2001 21.6% -0.6%
2000 21.9% -0.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.9 percentage points from 37.0% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 36.8%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, India has the 62nd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.IMP.CONS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for India
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency