Renewable energy consumption in Algeria
Algeria: Renewable energy consumption was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Algeria, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 0.1% for renewable energy consumption in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Algeria peaked at 0.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.
Algeria ranks 202nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +66.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 200 American Samoa 0.4% compare
- 200 Hong Kong 0.4% compare
- 202 Kuwait 0.1% compare
- 202 Oman 0.1% compare
- 202 Saudi Arabia 0.1% compare
- 202 Turkmenistan 0.1% 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 renewable energy consumption in Algeria?
- Renewable energy consumption in Algeria was 0.1% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Algeria rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Algeria ranks 202nd out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.