Algeria vs Australia: Fossil fuel production by fuel
Algeria
980.21 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia
1,486 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Algeria rank
11th
Australia rank
8th
Fossil fuel production by fuel over time
- Algeria
- Australia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1,486 terawatt-hours against 980.21 terawatt-hours in Algeria, a difference of 505.79 terawatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Australia ahead.
Algeria ranks 11th and Australia ranks 8th of 220 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 7 and Australia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1940s | 0.3431 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.3431 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
| 1950s | 1.13 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.13 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
| 1960s | 19.38 terawatt-hours | 0.3346 terawatt-hours | 19.05 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
| 1970s | 69.26 terawatt-hours | 56.46 terawatt-hours | 12.8 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
| 1980s | 336.21 terawatt-hours | 135.97 terawatt-hours | 200.24 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
| 1990s | 649.99 terawatt-hours | 267.75 terawatt-hours | 382.24 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
| 2000s | 860.24 terawatt-hours | 376.56 terawatt-hours | 483.68 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
| 2010s | 841.53 terawatt-hours | 843.39 terawatt-hours | 1.86 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 966.49 terawatt-hours | 1,499 terawatt-hours | 532.61 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production by fuel, Algeria or Australia?
- Australia, at 1,486 terawatt-hours against 980.21 terawatt-hours in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production by fuel between Algeria and Australia?
- 505.79 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Australia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Australia rank globally for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- Algeria ranks 11th and Australia ranks 8th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel production 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 terawatt-hours. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.