Diesel also accounts for over 40 per cent of the country’s usage of refined petroleum products.
| Photo Credit:
Nelson Ching
India’s auto fuel consumption during April 2025 hit a high backed by increased farming, industrial, mining and commercial activity with diesel usage inching up to its second highest mark on record.
According to the latest numbers from the Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell (PPAC), India’s diesel consumption rose to 8.239 million tonnes (mt) in April, which is the second highest on record.
The consumption of the fuel considered the mainstay of India’s transport and logistics sector was higher by 2 per cent m-o-m and almost 4 per cent y-o-y. Diesel also accounts for over 40 per cent of the country’s usage of refined petroleum products.
Before this, diesel consumption rose to an all-time high record of 8.412 mt in May 2024 on account of higher demand due to the Lok Sabha elections. Before this, India has clocked a consumption of 8.217 mt in May 2023.
India’s consumption of petrol, largely consumed in the personal vehicle segment, rose by around 5 per cent Y-o-Y to 3.435 mt in April 2025. However, petroleum usage fell by more than 2 per cent on a monthly basis. Barring March, petrol usage during April this year is at an 11-month high.
Petrol usage of 3.512 mt during March is the highest on record followed by May 2024 (3.463 mt).
Analysts attribute the higher diesel consumption to the higher industrial and commercial activity. Besides, mining activity is also on a high, particularly for coal due to its requirement at thermal power plants (TPPs) for the peak electricity demand season (April-June).
Further, farm activity is also going on with harvesting of Rabi crops in several parts of the country. April is also the month when schools open up after the annual exams thereby leading to more demand for diesel and petrol.
Petrol consumption is growing in line with India’s rising affluence, which is translating into people buying more four wheelers and two wheelers. Most of the consumption is driven by the personal mobility segment.
Besides, the trend of people purchasing more gasoline-driven SUVs is also bolstering demand.
The consumption of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) rose by more than 3 per cent to 766,000 tonnes last month. However, it fell by over 4 per cent on a monthly basis as usage during March 2025 is an all-time high.
A tad short of the 9 million tonnes (mt) mark, India’s jet fuel consumption scaled multiple peaks during FY25, with airlines guzzling over 800,000 tonnes in the last month of the fiscal year alone — also an all-time high.
The PPAC expects India’s jet fuel to grow at almost 11 per cent annually in FY26 — the highest among all refined petroleum products—reflecting on the rising spending power in the world’s fastest growing emerging economy.
Published on May 1, 2025
Diesel also accounts for over 40 per cent of the country’s usage of refined petroleum products.
| Photo Credit:
Nelson Ching
India’s auto fuel consumption during April 2025 hit a high backed by increased farming, industrial, mining and commercial activity with diesel usage inching up to its second highest mark on record.
According to the latest numbers from the Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell (PPAC), India’s diesel consumption rose to 8.239 million tonnes (mt) in April, which is the second highest on record.
The consumption of the fuel considered the mainstay of India’s transport and logistics sector was higher by 2 per cent m-o-m and almost 4 per cent y-o-y. Diesel also accounts for over 40 per cent of the country’s usage of refined petroleum products.
Before this, diesel consumption rose to an all-time high record of 8.412 mt in May 2024 on account of higher demand due to the Lok Sabha elections. Before this, India has clocked a consumption of 8.217 mt in May 2023.
India’s consumption of petrol, largely consumed in the personal vehicle segment, rose by around 5 per cent Y-o-Y to 3.435 mt in April 2025. However, petroleum usage fell by more than 2 per cent on a monthly basis. Barring March, petrol usage during April this year is at an 11-month high.
Petrol usage of 3.512 mt during March is the highest on record followed by May 2024 (3.463 mt).
Analysts attribute the higher diesel consumption to the higher industrial and commercial activity. Besides, mining activity is also on a high, particularly for coal due to its requirement at thermal power plants (TPPs) for the peak electricity demand season (April-June).
Further, farm activity is also going on with harvesting of Rabi crops in several parts of the country. April is also the month when schools open up after the annual exams thereby leading to more demand for diesel and petrol.
Petrol consumption is growing in line with India’s rising affluence, which is translating into people buying more four wheelers and two wheelers. Most of the consumption is driven by the personal mobility segment.
Besides, the trend of people purchasing more gasoline-driven SUVs is also bolstering demand.
The consumption of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) rose by more than 3 per cent to 766,000 tonnes last month. However, it fell by over 4 per cent on a monthly basis as usage during March 2025 is an all-time high.
A tad short of the 9 million tonnes (mt) mark, India’s jet fuel consumption scaled multiple peaks during FY25, with airlines guzzling over 800,000 tonnes in the last month of the fiscal year alone — also an all-time high.
The PPAC expects India’s jet fuel to grow at almost 11 per cent annually in FY26 — the highest among all refined petroleum products—reflecting on the rising spending power in the world’s fastest growing emerging economy.
Published on May 1, 2025
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