Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Algeria
Algeria: Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita was 12.83 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 12.83 for renewable electricity generating capacity per capita 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 capita in Algeria peaked at 14.23 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.41, 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 capita in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.95 | — |
| 2001 | 8.83 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 8.71 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 8.6 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 8.48 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 8.35 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 7.42 | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 7.3 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 6.62 | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 6.41 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 6.98 | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 6.84 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 6.71 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 6.58 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 6.79 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 7.48 | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 12.23 | +63.5% |
| 2017 | 14.22 | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 14.23 | +0.1% |
| 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 183.07, 7% of the median. (58 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. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita 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 | 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
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 renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Algeria?
- Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Algeria was 12.83 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 14.23 in 2018.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.41 in 2009.
- How does Algeria rank for renewable electricity generating capacity per capita?
- Algeria ranks 193rd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity generating capacity per capita 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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