Efficient use of energy by the agriculture sector seems as one of the conditions for sustain¬able agriculture because it allows financial savings, fossil resources preservation and air pollution reduction. The steady decline in the energy-use efficiency in the present agriculture is a matter of great concern and calls for optimal and proper utilization of energy inputs. Energy intensive paddy cultivation is blamed for several ecological problems of state. Besides depleting the ground water, the consumption of energy in pumping underground water for paddy cultivation is increasing overtime. Therefore, present study was carried out to assess the energy use pattern and efficiency in rice production in Punjab during 2020-21. The results revealed that with net energy gain of 1.81 lakh MJ/Ha achieved with energy output of 2.42 lakh MJ/Ha, rice cultivation in the study area is energy efficient but over-whelming significance of irrigation water, electricity consumption and chemical fertilisers in energy input underpin the opportunities for energy saving. These three together consume more than 80 per cent of input energy. About 56 per cent of total operational input energy was consumed for irrigation only which has created extreme imbalance in energy consumption pattern and indicates energy wastage practices followed by the paddy growers. The direct and indirect source of energy consumption formed 65.34 and 34.66 per cent, respectively of the input energy where electrical energy for irrigation was the major source of direct energy consumption and ferilisers alone had about 89 per cent share in indirect energy. Further, the commercial source of energy comprising 96 per cent of total energy use indicated towards need for curtailing its proportionate use by introduction and enhancing the use of non-commercial energy in crop cultivation. Thus, energy management at the farm level needs serious attention both for efficient and economical use of energy as well as for the safe guard of agro-ecosystem. To improve paddy production without increasing the production cost include steps like reduction in chemical fertilizer use by replacing it with organic fertilisers or by encouraging farmers to adopt recommended farming practices and environment friendly technology viz. direct seeded technology (DSR) which may also help in energy saving without compromising the level of output.