Algeria vs Qatar: Oil production
Algeria
760.73 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
886.95 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Algeria rank
19th
Qatar rank
16th
Oil production over time
- Algeria
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 886.95 terawatt-hours against 760.73 terawatt-hours in Algeria, a difference of 126.22 terawatt-hours.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Qatar ahead.
Algeria ranks 19th and Qatar ranks 16th of 220 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 8 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0.0047 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0047 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
| 1920s | 0.0151 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0151 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
| 1930s | 0.0058 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0058 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
| 1940s | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | 0.1163 terawatt-hours | 0.1151 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 1950s | 2.31 terawatt-hours | 58.52 terawatt-hours | 56.21 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 1960s | 325.88 terawatt-hours | 141.39 terawatt-hours | 184.49 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
| 1970s | 586.36 terawatt-hours | 273.11 terawatt-hours | 313.26 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
| 1980s | 569.52 terawatt-hours | 208.11 terawatt-hours | 361.41 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
| 1990s | 677.16 terawatt-hours | 300.43 terawatt-hours | 376.72 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
| 2000s | 915.4 terawatt-hours | 587.09 terawatt-hours | 328.32 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
| 2010s | 788.71 terawatt-hours | 894.65 terawatt-hours | 105.94 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 2020s | 716.92 terawatt-hours | 853.06 terawatt-hours | 136.14 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production, Algeria or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 886.95 terawatt-hours against 760.73 terawatt-hours in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil production between Algeria and Qatar?
- 126.22 terawatt-hours, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Qatar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Qatar rank globally for oil production?
- Algeria ranks 19th and Qatar ranks 16th 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 Oil production. 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. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.