Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Algeria
Algeria: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 99.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Algeria, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Algeria is 99.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Algeria peaked at 99.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 98.2%, in 1993.
Algeria ranks 12th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.2% | — |
| 1991 | 98.3% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 98.9% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 98.2% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 99.2% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 99.1% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 99.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.4% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 99.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 98.9% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 99.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.9%, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 99.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.9%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.0% | 98.2% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.3% | 98.4% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 98.8% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 99.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More energy & mining data for Algeria
- Ores and metals imports 4.3% (2024)
- Gas production 980.21 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 20,664 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 980.21 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 20,664 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Algeria?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Algeria was 99.2% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.2% in 1993.
- How does Algeria rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Algeria ranks 12th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.