Algeria vs Belgium: Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel
Algeria
11,391 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Belgium
11,459 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Algeria rank
30th
Belgium rank
29th
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel over time
- Algeria
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 11,459 kilowatt-hours per person against 11,391 kilowatt-hours per person in Algeria, a difference of 68 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 30th and Belgium ranks 29th of 215 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 632.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 936.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 303.76 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1,875 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,715 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,840 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 1980s | 7,447 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,829 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,381 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 1990s | 7,009 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,049 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,040 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2000s | 6,629 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,972 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,343 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 8,877 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,816 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,939 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 10,901 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,731 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,830 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel, Algeria or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 11,459 kilowatt-hours per person against 11,391 kilowatt-hours per person in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel between Algeria and Belgium?
- 68 kilowatt-hours per person, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Belgium?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Belgium rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel?
- Algeria ranks 30th and Belgium ranks 29th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel. 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.