Electricity demand in Algeria
Algeria: Electricity demand was 93.84 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
93.84 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
38th
of 214 countries
All-time high
93.84 terawatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
25.33 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity demand in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand in Algeria is 93.84 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Algeria peaked at 93.84 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.33 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Algeria 38th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Algeria, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.33 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 26.57 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 27.63 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 29.58 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 31.26 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 33.99 terawatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 35.31 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 37.2 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 40.18 terawatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 38.47 terawatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 45.66 terawatt-hours | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 51.08 terawatt-hours | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 57.35 terawatt-hours | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 59.8 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 64.08 terawatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 68.81 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 70.79 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 75.73 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 76.66 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 81.47 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 79.31 terawatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 84.45 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 88.9 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 93.44 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 93.84 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 93.84 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 4.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 93.84 terawatt-hours is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.23 terawatt-hours, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.55 terawatt-hours | 25.33 terawatt-hours | 40.18 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.14 terawatt-hours | 45.66 terawatt-hours | 81.47 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.99 terawatt-hours | 79.31 terawatt-hours | 93.84 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 35 Netherlands 121.11 terawatt-hours compare
- 36 Bangladesh 118.06 terawatt-hours compare
- 37 Ukraine 111.61 terawatt-hours compare
- 39 Kuwait 92.49 terawatt-hours compare
- 40 Colombia 91.61 terawatt-hours compare
- 41 Uzbekistan 89.63 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Algeria
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 4.2% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Algeria?
- Electricity demand in Algeria was 93.84 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 93.84 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.33 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Algeria rank for electricity demand?
- Algeria ranks 38th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.