Renewable share of electricity
Share of electricity generated from renewables, including hydro. One of the few series here where India's trajectory outruns its own targets — and the counterweight to its position on the environmental indices, which are driven by air quality and coal.
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Renewable share of electricity over time
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| Period | Renewable share of electricity |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.1% |
| 2024 | 19.8% |
| 2023 | 19.3% |
| 2022 | 20.2% |
| 2021 | 18.8% |
| 2020 | 19.0% |
| 2019 | 17.6% |
| 2018 | 16.3% |
| 2017 | 15.5% |
| 2016 | 14.4% |
| 2015 | 14.6% |
| 2014 | 15.8% |
| 2013 | 16.0% |
| 2012 | 14.9% |
| 2011 | 16.7% |
| 2010 | 15.1% |
| 2009 | 15.2% |
| 2008 | 16.8% |
| 2007 | 17.8% |
| 2006 | 17.1% |
| 2005 | 15.3% |
| 2004 | 15.6% |
| 2003 | 11.7% |
| 2002 | 11.9% |
| 2001 | 13.0% |
| 2000 | 14.0% |
| 1999 | 15.6% |
| 1998 | 17.0% |
| 1997 | 15.4% |
| 1996 | 16.0% |
| 1995 | 18.0% |
| 1994 | 20.8% |
| 1993 | 19.6% |
| 1992 | 20.8% |
| 1991 | 23.1% |
| 1990 | 23.1% |
| 1989 | 23.3% |
| 1988 | 22.6% |
| 1987 | 21.9% |
| 1986 | 25.9% |
| 1985 | 27.8% |