Electric power production per capita rose 4.44% to 1,159 kWh in India in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electric power production per capita in India reached an all time high of 1,159 kWh in 2017 and an all time low of 117 kWh in 1971. When compared to India's main peers, electric power production per capita in Bangladesh amounted to 463 kWh, 4,658 kWh in China, 647 kWh in Pakistan and 689 kWh in Sri Lanka in 2017.
India has been ranked 73rd within the group of 79 countries we follow in terms of electric power production per capita, 29 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Electric Power Production Per Capita | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Afghanistan | kWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bangladesh | kWh | 290 | 316 | 349 | 365 | 390 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | kWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | kWh | 3,448 | 3,632 | 3,940 | 4,083 | 4,190 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kWh | 848 | 885 | 920 | 1,003 | 1,038 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | kWh | 3,128 | 3,266 | 3,362 | 3,544 | 3,568 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kWh | 8,680 | 8,717 | 8,587 | 8,414 | 8,183 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | kWh | 4,208 | 4,368 | 4,678 | 4,794 | 4,853 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | kWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Myanmar | kWh | 140 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | kWh | 568 | 554 | 563 | 583 | 592 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kWh | 7,363 | 7,489 | 7,451 | 7,523 | 7,586 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | kWh | 555 | 565 | 568 | 604 | 618 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kWh | 13,869 | 13,608 | 13,586 | 13,608 | 13,485 |
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