Share of electricity generation from oil in Algeria
Algeria: Share of electricity generation from oil was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from oil in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from oil in Algeria is 0.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Algeria peaked at 3.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2024.
That places Algeria 177th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from oil in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +32.5% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -18.6% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -30.6% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +32.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -65.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -19.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 9% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.2%, 4% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 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 share of electricity generation from oil in Algeria?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Algeria was 0.3% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- How does Algeria rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Algeria ranks 177th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.