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India, measured — every morning · est. 2026

Electricity use per person

Electricity demand divided by population. Nearly every Indian home is now connected; how much power people actually use is the better measure of what that connection is worth.

Latest
1,422.82
2025
Published by
Ember, via Our World in Data
annual

Electricity use per person over time

4006008001,0001,2001,4001,600200020042008201220162020202420251,423
2000–2025 · 26 observations · kWh per person per year
View as table
PeriodElectricity use per person
20251,423
20241,402
20231,332
20221,265
20211,187
20201,115
20191,150
20181,141
20171,074
20161,037
2015986.9
2014959.6
2013883.7
2012854.8
2011822.6
2010757.5
2009721.3
2008690.6
2007672.9
2006637
2005611.5
2004616.2
2003572.9
2002556.7
2001544.9
2000541.3

Compared with

United States
13,061
Japan
8,366
China
7,460
Germany
6,188
South Africa
3,658
Brazil
3,581
Vietnam
3,087
India
1,423
Indonesia
1,314
Pakistan
766
Sri Lanka
742.6
Bangladesh
672
Nepal
372
Latest available year for each country · kWh per person per year

Source

Ember, via Our World in Data — https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-electricity-demand