Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Algeria
Algeria: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 12.83 watts per capita in 2024. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 12.83 watts per capita for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 89.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Algeria peaked at 14.23 watts per capita in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.41 watts per capita, in 2009.
Algeria ranks 193rd of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Algeria, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.95 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 8.83 watts per capita | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 8.71 watts per capita | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 8.6 watts per capita | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 8.48 watts per capita | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 8.35 watts per capita | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 7.42 watts per capita | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 7.3 watts per capita | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 6.62 watts per capita | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 6.41 watts per capita | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 6.98 watts per capita | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 6.84 watts per capita | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 6.71 watts per capita | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 6.58 watts per capita | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 6.79 watts per capita | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 7.48 watts per capita | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 12.23 watts per capita | +63.5% |
| 2017 | 14.22 watts per capita | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 14.23 watts per capita | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 13.97 watts per capita | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 13.29 watts per capita | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 11.3 watts per capita | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 12.97 watts per capita | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 13.01 watts per capita | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 12.83 watts per capita | -1.4% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 12.83 watts per capita is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 183.07 watts per capita, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 12.83 watts per capita is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 69.75 watts per capita, 18% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person 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 | +63.5% | 7.48 watts per capita | 12.23 watts per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.97 watts per capita | 6.41 watts per capita | 8.95 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6 watts per capita | 6.58 watts per capita | 14.23 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.68 watts per capita | 11.3 watts per capita | 13.29 watts per capita | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
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 renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Algeria?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Algeria was 12.83 watts per capita in 2024, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 14.23 watts per capita in 2018.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.41 watts per capita in 2009.
- How does Algeria rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Algeria ranks 193rd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person 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 International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita).