India Coal Usage/Consumption 1971-2025
Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.
- India coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 75.31%, a 0.82% increase from 2014.
- India coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 74.49%, a 1.97% increase from 2013.
- India coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 72.52%, a 0.89% increase from 2012.
- India coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 71.64%, a 4.88% increase from 2011.
| India Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
75.31% |
0.82% |
| 2014 |
74.49% |
1.97% |
| 2013 |
72.52% |
0.89% |
| 2012 |
71.64% |
4.88% |
| 2011 |
66.76% |
-0.42% |
| 2010 |
67.18% |
0.21% |
| 2009 |
66.97% |
-1.48% |
| 2008 |
68.44% |
2.96% |
| 2007 |
65.48% |
-1.21% |
| 2006 |
66.69% |
-0.17% |
| 2005 |
66.86% |
-0.83% |
| 2004 |
67.69% |
-0.14% |
| 2003 |
67.83% |
-2.06% |
| 2002 |
69.89% |
0.48% |
| 2001 |
69.42% |
0.92% |
| 2000 |
68.50% |
1.54% |
| 1999 |
66.96% |
0.16% |
| 1998 |
66.80% |
-2.14% |
| 1997 |
68.93% |
-1.54% |
| 1996 |
70.48% |
0.54% |
| 1995 |
69.94% |
2.23% |
| 1994 |
67.71% |
-2.35% |
| 1993 |
70.05% |
2.02% |
| 1992 |
68.04% |
0.97% |
| 1991 |
67.07% |
1.60% |
| 1990 |
65.46% |
-2.59% |
| 1989 |
68.05% |
0.65% |
| 1988 |
67.40% |
-1.46% |
| 1987 |
68.86% |
5.18% |
| 1986 |
63.69% |
1.33% |
| 1985 |
62.36% |
4.24% |
| 1984 |
58.12% |
0.84% |
| 1983 |
57.28% |
0.46% |
| 1982 |
56.82% |
3.36% |
| 1981 |
53.46% |
2.42% |
| 1980 |
51.04% |
1.17% |
| 1979 |
49.88% |
1.56% |
| 1978 |
48.32% |
-4.67% |
| 1977 |
52.99% |
-1.15% |
| 1976 |
54.15% |
2.81% |
| 1975 |
51.33% |
-2.18% |
| 1974 |
53.52% |
4.13% |
| 1973 |
49.39% |
-2.62% |
| 1972 |
52.02% |
2.92% |
| 1971 |
49.09% |
2.92% |
