| Per Capita Consumption of Electricity in India | |
| Year | Per Capita |
| Consumption | |
| (In KWH*) | |
| 1950 | 15.60 |
| 1951 | 17.80 |
| 1952 | 19.00 |
| 1953 | 20.90 |
| 1954 | 23.00 |
| 1955 | 25.70 |
| 1956 | 26.40 |
| 1957-1958 | 27.90 |
| 1958-1959 | 30.70 |
| 1959-1960 | 34.80 |
| 1960-1961 | 37.90 |
| 1961-1962 | 43.60 |
| 1962-1963 | 48.50 |
| 1963-1964 | 54.40 |
| 1964-1965 | 57.50 |
| 1965-1966 | 61.40 |
| 1966-1967 | 66.20 |
| 1967-1968 | 71.60 |
| 1968-1969 | 77.90 |
| 1969-1970 | 83.50 |
| 1970-1971 | 89.80 |
| 1971-1972 | 93.80 |
| 1972-1973 | 96.30 |
| 1973-1974 | 97.48 |
| 1974-1975 | 98.99 |
| 1975-1976 | 109.95 |
| 1976-1977 | 119.38 |
| 1977-1978 | 120.73 |
| 1978-1979 | 130.94 |
| 1979-1980 | 130.49 |
| 1980-1981 | 132.34 |
| 1981-1982 | 141.27 |
| 1982-1983 | 147.05 |
| 1983-1984 | 154.39 |
| 1984-1985 | 168.52 |
| 1985-1986 | 177.98 |
| 1986-1987 | 191.75 |
| 1987-1988 | 203.02 |
| 1988-1989 | 220.94 |
| 1989-1990 | 237.95 |
| 1990-1991 | 252.77 |
| 1991-1992 | 269.98 |
| 1992-1993 | 283.10 |
| 1993-1994 | 298.96 |
| 1994-1995 | 321.10 |
| 1995-1996 | 336.41 |
| 1996-1997 | 334.26 |
| 1997-1998 | 348.50 |
| 1998-1999 | 360.01 |
| 1999-2000 | - |
| 2000-2001 | 366.12 |
| 2001-2002 | 360.97 |
| 2002-2003 | 373.00 |
| 2004-2005 | - |
| 2005-2006 | 631.40 |
| 2006-2007 | 671.90 |
| 2007-2008 | 717.10 |
| 2008-2009 | 733.50 |
| 2009-2010 | 778.60 |
| 2010-2011 | 818.80 |
| 2011-2012 | 883.63 |
| 2012-2013 | 914.41 |
| 2013-2014 | 957.00 |
| 2014-2015 | 1010.00 |
| 2015-2016 | 1075.00 |
| 2016-2017 | 1122.00 |
| 2017-2018 | 1149.00 |
| 2018-2019 | 1181.00 |
| Note : * : Gross Gen.+ Net Import / Mid-year population | |
| Source : Public Electricity Supply, All India Statistics 1998-99, | |
| General Review 2002-03, Central Electricity Authority & | |
| Ministry of Power, Govt. of India. | |