Statsguru: Six charts explain declining diesel consumption in India

With available data, commercial vehicles, most of which run on diesel, are the top users

The consumption of the most widely used multi-purpose fuel, diesel, is on a decline in India. Its monthly consumption, which had stagnated for a long time, is now falling (chart 1). This is happening at a time when the economy is recovering. Petrol consumption, on the other hand, has been on a gradual rise for many years, and it has not moved from its path. 

A more surprising fact is that diesel use in India has declined at a rate never seen before. Diesel consumption fell at a compounded annual growth rate of 2.6 per cent between 2017 and 2021 in