Algeria vs Spain: Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Algeria
1.9%
in 2025
Spain
2.5%
in 2025
Algeria rank
21st
Spain rank
18th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Algeria
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.5% against 1.9% in Algeria, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.
Algeria ranks 21st and Spain ranks 18th of 76 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.6% | 6.3% | 10.2% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 1.7% | 5.9% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 3.6% | 3.0% | Spain |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 0.9% | 2.9% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 4.5% | -1.0% | 5.5% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 2.5% | -0.8% | 3.2% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Algeria or Spain?
- Spain, at 2.5% against 1.9% in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Algeria and Spain?
- 0.6%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Spain?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Spain rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Algeria ranks 21st and Spain ranks 18th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.