Oil production in Algeria
Algeria: Oil production was 760.73 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
760.73 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
19th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1,006 terawatt-hours
in 2007
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Oil production in Algeria, 1900–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil production in Algeria is 760.73 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil production in Algeria peaked at 1,006 terawatt-hours in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1900.
Algeria ranks 19th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oil production in Algeria, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1901 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1902 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1903 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1904 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1905 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1906 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1907 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1908 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1909 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1911 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1912 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1913 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1914 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1915 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1916 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1917 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 1922 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1923 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.0233 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 1925 | 0.0233 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | -50.0% |
| 1927 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.0349 terawatt-hours | +200.0% |
| 1930 | 0.0233 terawatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 1931 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | -50.0% |
| 1932 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 1935 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1936 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1937 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1938 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1939 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1940 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1941 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1942 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1943 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1944 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1945 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 1946 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1947 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1948 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1949 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1950 | 0.0349 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1951 | 0.0814 terawatt-hours | +133.3% |
| 1952 | 0.535 terawatt-hours | +557.1% |
| 1953 | 0.9886 terawatt-hours | +84.8% |
| 1954 | 0.849 terawatt-hours | -14.1% |
| 1955 | 0.6397 terawatt-hours | -24.7% |
| 1956 | 0.3954 terawatt-hours | -38.2% |
| 1957 | 0.2442 terawatt-hours | -38.2% |
| 1958 | 4.99 terawatt-hours | +1942.9% |
| 1959 | 14.33 terawatt-hours | +187.2% |
| 1960 | 100.39 terawatt-hours | +600.6% |
| 1961 | 182.09 terawatt-hours | +81.4% |
| 1962 | 238.5 terawatt-hours | +31.0% |
| 1963 | 274.9 terawatt-hours | +15.3% |
| 1964 | 308.07 terawatt-hours | +12.1% |
| 1965 | 304 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 391.26 terawatt-hours | +28.7% |
| 1967 | 449.44 terawatt-hours | +14.9% |
| 1968 | 493.39 terawatt-hours | +9.8% |
| 1969 | 516.79 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 561.89 terawatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 427.96 terawatt-hours | -23.8% |
| 1972 | 578.32 terawatt-hours | +35.1% |
| 1973 | 601.25 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 556.31 terawatt-hours | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 544.33 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 607.42 terawatt-hours | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 648.45 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 662.16 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 675.54 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 599.44 terawatt-hours | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 534.13 terawatt-hours | -10.9% |
| 1982 | 531.38 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 522.81 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 567.38 terawatt-hours | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 547.32 terawatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 563.81 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 583.8 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 611.45 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 633.66 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 678.67 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 682.61 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 657.11 terawatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 655.04 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 652.11 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 649.09 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 686.31 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 716.02 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 713.92 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 680.69 terawatt-hours | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 776.73 terawatt-hours | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 764.68 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 824.5 terawatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 918.83 terawatt-hours | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 971.7 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 1,005 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 1,003 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,006 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 985.77 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 898.23 terawatt-hours | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 858 terawatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 833.58 terawatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 781.68 terawatt-hours | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 753.44 terawatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 799.81 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 781.83 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 795.69 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 775.12 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 759.81 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 748.16 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 670.18 terawatt-hours | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 676.87 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 721.83 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 732.76 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 739.16 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 760.73 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 760.73 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.13 terawatt-hours, 674.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 760.73 terawatt-hours is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.56 terawatt-hours, 15.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | +1942.9% | 0.2442 terawatt-hours | 4.99 terawatt-hours |
| 1960 | +600.6% | 14.33 terawatt-hours | 100.39 terawatt-hours |
| 1952 | +557.1% | 0.0814 terawatt-hours | 0.535 terawatt-hours |
| 1929 | +200.0% | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | 0.0349 terawatt-hours |
| 1959 | +187.2% | 4.99 terawatt-hours | 14.33 terawatt-hours |
| 1951 | +133.3% | 0.0349 terawatt-hours | 0.0814 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0047 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0151 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0349 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0058 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0233 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.31 terawatt-hours | 0.0349 terawatt-hours | 14.33 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1960s | 325.88 terawatt-hours | 100.39 terawatt-hours | 516.79 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1970s | 586.36 terawatt-hours | 427.96 terawatt-hours | 675.54 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 569.52 terawatt-hours | 522.81 terawatt-hours | 633.66 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 677.16 terawatt-hours | 649.09 terawatt-hours | 716.02 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 915.4 terawatt-hours | 764.68 terawatt-hours | 1,006 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 788.71 terawatt-hours | 748.16 terawatt-hours | 858 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 716.92 terawatt-hours | 670.18 terawatt-hours | 760.73 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More energy & mining data for Algeria
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 1.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.3% (2024)
- Fuel exports 93.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.5% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil production in Algeria?
- Oil production in Algeria was 760.73 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil production recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,006 terawatt-hours in 2007.
- What is the lowest oil production recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1900.
- How does Algeria rank for oil production?
- Algeria ranks 19th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is oil production rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.