Algeria vs Portugal: Coal consumption per person
Algeria
4.59 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Portugal
5.58 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Algeria rank
126th
Portugal rank
123rd
Coal consumption per person over time
- Algeria
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 5.58 kilowatt-hours per person against 4.59 kilowatt-hours per person in Algeria, a difference of 0.99 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Algeria ranks 126th and Portugal ranks 123rd of 215 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.92 kilowatt-hours per person | 749.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 692.7 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 1970s | 29.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 553.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 523.75 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 373.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,250 kilowatt-hours per person | 876.1 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 250.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,994 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,744 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 231.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,550 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,318 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 72.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,840 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,767 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 41.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 146.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 104.89 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Algeria or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 5.58 kilowatt-hours per person against 4.59 kilowatt-hours per person in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Algeria and Portugal?
- 0.99 kilowatt-hours per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Portugal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Portugal rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Algeria ranks 126th and Portugal ranks 123rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.