Algeria vs Argentina: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Algeria
16.77 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Argentina
16.82 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Algeria rank
54th
Argentina rank
52nd
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Algeria
- Argentina
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 16.82 kilowatt-hours per person against 16.77 kilowatt-hours per person in Algeria, a difference of 0.05 kilowatt-hours per person.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 54th and Argentina ranks 52nd of 76 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Argentina | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 13 kilowatt-hours per person | Argentina |
| 1970s | 4.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.79 kilowatt-hours per person | Argentina |
| 1980s | 11.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.45 kilowatt-hours per person | Argentina |
| 1990s | 11.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.02 kilowatt-hours per person | Argentina |
| 2000s | 10.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 16.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.78 kilowatt-hours per person | Argentina |
| 2010s | 14.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 19.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.64 kilowatt-hours per person | Argentina |
| 2020s | 16.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 17.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.4 kilowatt-hours per person | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, Algeria or Argentina?
- Argentina, at 16.82 kilowatt-hours per person against 16.77 kilowatt-hours per person in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Algeria and Argentina?
- 0.05 kilowatt-hours per person, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Argentina?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Argentina rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Algeria ranks 54th and Argentina ranks 52nd of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita fossil energy consumption 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 of total energy supply per person.