“EnviStats 2025”

On 5th June 2025, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the eighth edition of “EnviStats India 2025: Environment Statistics”, offering a detailed overview of India’s environmental trends, based on data collected from various government departments and structured under the global Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics (FDES) 2013.

The publication was launched during a National Workshop focused on using alternate data sources and frontier technologies for policy formulation, and includes newly added indicators and structural reforms recommended by an expert group of stakeholders.
India’s thermal power generation witnessed a sharp rise from 7,92,053 GWh in 2013–14 to 13,26,549 GWh in 2023–24, while electricity generated from renewable sources surged from 65,520 GWh to 2,25,835 GWh in the same period.
Inland fish production nearly doubled over the past decade, increasing from 61.36 lakh tonnes in 2013–14 to 139.07 lakh tonnes in 2023–24, reflecting substantial growth in freshwater fisheries and aquaculture.
The average annual mean temperature in India rose from 25.05°C in 2001 to 25.74°C in 2024, with both minimum and maximum temperatures also showing notable increases, signaling long-term climatic warming trends.
Annual rainfall patterns between 2001 and 2024 showed considerable variability due to monsoonal influence, though no consistent upward or downward trend was detected over this period.