Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Algeria
Algeria: Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity was 12.83 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 12.83 for installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 89.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Algeria peaked at 14.23 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.41, in 2009.
Algeria ranks 207th of 237 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.95 | — |
| 2001 | 8.83 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 8.71 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 8.6 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 8.48 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 8.35 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 7.42 | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 7.3 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 6.62 | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 6.41 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 6.98 | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 6.84 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 6.71 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 6.58 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 6.79 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 7.48 | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 12.23 | +63.4% |
| 2017 | 14.22 | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 14.23 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.97 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 13.29 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 11.3 | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 12.97 | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 13.01 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 12.83 | -1.4% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 12.83 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 200.01, 6% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 12.83 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 69.75, 18% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +63.4% | 7.48 | 12.23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.97 | 6.41 | 8.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6 | 6.58 | 14.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.68 | 11.3 | 13.29 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 204 Togo 14.03 compare
- 205 Sierra Leone 13.32 compare
- 206 Nigeria 13.23 compare
- 208 Rwanda 12.74 compare
- 209 Afghanistan 12.26 compare
- 210 Brunei Darussalam 11.24 compare
- 210 Brunei 11.24 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 installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Algeria?
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Algeria was 12.83 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest installed renewable electricity-generating capacity recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 14.23 in 2018.
- What is the lowest installed renewable electricity-generating capacity recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.41 in 2009.
- How does Algeria rank for installed renewable electricity-generating capacity?
- Algeria ranks 207th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is installed renewable electricity-generating capacity rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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