page_title: Energy in India
section_title: Liquefied petroleum gas
hierarchical_section_title: Energy in India / Liquefied petroleum gas
caption_attribution_description: English: Gas cilinder
context_page_description: Since 2013, total primary energy consumption in India has been the third highest in the world after China and the United States. India is the second top coal consumer in the year 2017 after China. India ranks third in oil consumption with 221 million tons in 2017 after the United States and China. India is net energy importer to meet nearly 45% of its total primary energy.
context_section_description: Nearly 10.937 million tons Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) was consumed during April to September 2019 (six months) in domestic sector mainly for cooking. The number of domestic connections are 274 million (one connection for five people) with a circulation of more than 400 million LPG cylinders whose net aggregate length would form a 200,000 km long pipe line which is more than the length of total railway track laid in India. India is second largest consumer of LPG globally. Most of the LPG requirement is imported. Piped city gas supply in India is not yet developed on major scale.
caption: Cylinders with LPG in India
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