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India - Renewable Energy Adoption 34.9

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 212 economies tracked

Latest value

34.9 (2021)

Global rank

##69 of 212 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1990

0.66×

Ranking Race — Renewable Energy Adoption

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#13#25#37#49#61#7319901995200020052010201520202022#62#692018 overtook Costa Rica2019 overtook Lithuania
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2022. India climbed from #62 to #69 (overtook Costa Rica). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for India ↓

Key Events — India

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1991
Economic liberalisation curated

Balance-of-payments crisis triggers sweeping market reforms.

2008
Global crisis slowdown curated

Growth slows sharply as capital flows reverse.

2016
Demonetisation curated

High-denomination notes withdrawn, causing cash shortages.

2018
Overtook Costa Rica in global rank auto
2019
Overtook Lithuania in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 lockdown curated

GDP records its largest contraction on record.

Renewable Energy Adoption, 1990-2021

World Bank WDI · % (share) of final energy consumption · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202132.539.3346.1753
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