Algeria vs Egypt: Per capita electricity generation vs. GDP per capita
Algeria
2,058 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Egypt
2,076 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Algeria rank
118th
Egypt rank
117th
Per capita electricity generation vs. GDP per capita over time
- Algeria
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2,076 kilowatt-hours against 2,058 kilowatt-hours in Algeria, a difference of 18 kilowatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Egypt ahead.
Algeria ranks 118th and Egypt ranks 117th of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 573.87 kilowatt-hours | 660 kilowatt-hours | 86.13 kilowatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1990s | 713.05 kilowatt-hours | 785.65 kilowatt-hours | 72.6 kilowatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | 981.91 kilowatt-hours | 1,274 kilowatt-hours | 291.75 kilowatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1,635 kilowatt-hours | 1,779 kilowatt-hours | 143.9 kilowatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1,972 kilowatt-hours | 1,921 kilowatt-hours | 51.17 kilowatt-hours | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita electricity generation vs. gdp per capita, Algeria or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 2,076 kilowatt-hours against 2,058 kilowatt-hours in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita electricity generation vs. gdp per capita between Algeria and Egypt?
- 18 kilowatt-hours, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Egypt?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Egypt rank globally for per capita electricity generation vs. gdp per capita?
- Algeria ranks 118th and Egypt ranks 117th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita electricity generation vs. GDP per capita. 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.