Fossil electricity share in India
Oil, gas and coal produced 75.8% of electricity in India in 2024.
India, 2024
75.8%
Change from 2023
−1.5percentage points
World, 2023
48.7%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
59.7%
Fossil electricity share in India over time
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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | India | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 75.8% | – |
| 2023 | 77.3% | 48.7% |
| 2022 | 74.9% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | 61.5% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | 61.4% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | 62.9% |
| 2018 | 79.7% | 64.1% |
| 2017 | 80.5% | 64.7% |
| 2016 | 81.2% | 65.3% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | 66.1% |
| 2014 | 80.7% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | 79.5% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | 67.7% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 80.7% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 82.1% | 66.6% |
| 2008 | 81.5% | 67.3% |
| 2007 | 79.6% | 67.7% |
| 2006 | 79.5% | 66.5% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | 66.1% |
| 2004 | 82.8% | 65.8% |
| 2003 | 83.8% | 66.1% |
| 2002 | 84.7% | 64.9% |
| 2001 | 83.5% | 64.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.5 percentage points from 77.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 80.7%, the figure has changed by −4.9 percentage points.