Algeria vs Nigeria: Annual change in primary energy use
Algeria
14.75 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Nigeria
14.8 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Algeria rank
26th
Nigeria rank
25th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Algeria
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 14.8 terawatt-hours against 14.75 terawatt-hours in Algeria, a difference of 0.05 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 26th and Nigeria ranks 25th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.33 terawatt-hours | 9.44 terawatt-hours | 3.89 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
| 1990s | 1.44 terawatt-hours | 2.51 terawatt-hours | 1.07 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 13.72 terawatt-hours | -3.07 terawatt-hours | 16.79 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
| 2010s | 24.48 terawatt-hours | 31.61 terawatt-hours | 7.13 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 17.67 terawatt-hours | 0.4907 terawatt-hours | 17.18 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Algeria or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 14.8 terawatt-hours against 14.75 terawatt-hours in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Algeria and Nigeria?
- 0.05 terawatt-hours, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Algeria ranks 26th and Nigeria ranks 25th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.