Renewable energy share in India

Renewable sources provided 34.9% of final energy consumption in India in 2021.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
India, 2021 34.9% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 −1.2percentage points 2020: 36.1%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as India (2021).
Median of G20 countries, 2021 12.3% Middle value of 19 countries
Position in 2021 70th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in India over time

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

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period IndiaWorld
2021 34.9% –
2020 36.1% 19.7%
2019 33.5% 18.6%
2018 32.9% 18.1%
2017 32.5% 17.9%
2016 33.0% 17.6%
2015 33.4% 17.4%
2014 33.9% 17.3%
2013 34.9% 17.2%
2012 34.8% 16.9%
2011 35.0% 16.7%
2010 36.2% 16.7%
2009 37.4% 17.1%
2008 39.4% 16.7%
2007 41.5% 16.5%
2006 43.2% 16.7%
2005 44.2% 16.6%
2004 44.9% 16.8%
2003 45.6% 17.1%
2002 45.8% 17.2%
2001 47.1% 17.2%
2000 46.9% 17.5%
1999 47.1% 17.9%
1998 48.0% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.2 percentage points from 36.1% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 35.0%, the figure has changed by −0.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, India has the 70th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 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 and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7