Algeria vs Libya: Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel
Algeria
20,664 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Libya
15,721 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Algeria rank
20th
Libya rank
22nd
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel over time
- Algeria
- Libya
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 20,664 kilowatt-hours per person against 15,721 kilowatt-hours per person in Libya, a difference of 4,943 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.3 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Libya ahead.
Algeria ranks 20th and Libya ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 7 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1920s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1940s | 39.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 39.57 kilowatt-hours per person | Algeria |
| 1950s | 111.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 111.32 kilowatt-hours per person | Algeria |
| 1960s | 1,515 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,515 kilowatt-hours per person | Algeria |
| 1970s | 4,210 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,740 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,529 kilowatt-hours per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 15,197 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,683 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,514 kilowatt-hours per person | Algeria |
| 1990s | 23,010 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,418 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,591 kilowatt-hours per person | Algeria |
| 2000s | 26,173 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,523 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,650 kilowatt-hours per person | Algeria |
| 2010s | 21,208 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,318 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,110 kilowatt-hours per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 21,100 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,416 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,684 kilowatt-hours per person | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production per person, by fuel, Algeria or Libya?
- Algeria, at 20,664 kilowatt-hours per person against 15,721 kilowatt-hours per person in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production per person, by fuel between Algeria and Libya?
- 4,943 kilowatt-hours per person, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Libya?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Libya rank globally for fossil fuel production per person, by fuel?
- Algeria ranks 20th and Libya ranks 22nd of 218 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 production 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. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.