Algeria vs Italy: Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel
Algeria
11,391 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Italy
10,168 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Algeria rank
30th
Italy rank
32nd
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel over time
- Algeria
- Italy
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 11,391 kilowatt-hours per person against 10,168 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy, a difference of 1,223 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Algeria ranks 30th and Italy ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 632.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,752 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,120 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1970s | 1,875 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,608 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,733 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1980s | 7,447 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,581 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,866 kilowatt-hours per person | Algeria |
| 1990s | 7,009 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,152 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,143 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 6,629 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,941 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,312 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 8,877 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,486 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,608 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 10,901 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,714 kilowatt-hours per person | 186.97 kilowatt-hours per person | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel, Algeria or Italy?
- Algeria, at 11,391 kilowatt-hours per person against 10,168 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel between Algeria and Italy?
- 1,223 kilowatt-hours per person, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Italy?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Italy rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel?
- Algeria ranks 30th and Italy ranks 32nd 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 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.