Algeria vs Norway: Share of electricity generation from oil
Algeria
0.3%
in 2024
Norway
0.4%
in 2025
Algeria rank
172nd
Norway rank
169th
Share of electricity generation from oil over time
- Algeria
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Algeria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 172nd and Norway ranks 169th of 208 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 0.2% | 2.0% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.9% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from oil, Algeria or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from oil between Algeria and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Norway?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Norway rank globally for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Algeria ranks 172nd and Norway ranks 169th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.