Share of primary energy use by source in Algeria
Algeria: Share of primary energy use by source was 67.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy use by source in Algeria, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 67.9% for share of primary energy use by source in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy use by source in Algeria peaked at 68.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 1966.
That places Algeria 7th out of 77 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy use by source in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 30.9% | — |
| 1966 | 26.5% | -14.3% |
| 1967 | 27.3% | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 26.9% | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 31.5% | +17.1% |
| 1970 | 27.3% | -13.4% |
| 1971 | 28.3% | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 29.4% | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 34.5% | +17.4% |
| 1974 | 35.7% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 40.9% | +14.5% |
| 1976 | 41.4% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 40.0% | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 51.1% | +27.6% |
| 1979 | 55.1% | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 62.0% | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 66.3% | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 65.3% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 59.9% | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 58.9% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 60.8% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 60.6% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 63.6% | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 61.6% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 62.0% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 61.9% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 62.2% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 60.1% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 62.4% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 64.7% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 67.1% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 65.2% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 65.2% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 65.9% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 63.7% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 63.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 60.5% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 61.2% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 60.7% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 61.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 60.3% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 57.7% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 58.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 57.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 57.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 58.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 61.7% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 61.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 62.6% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 63.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 64.9% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 66.9% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 68.2% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 68.7% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 67.5% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 67.9% | +0.5% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 67.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.8%, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 67.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.7%, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy use by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +27.6% | 40.0% | 51.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.6% | 26.5% | 31.5% | 5 |
| 1970s | 38.4% | 27.3% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.4% | 58.9% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.7% | 60.1% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.6% | 57.7% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 57.7% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 66.9% | 68.7% | 6 |
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 primary energy use by source in Algeria?
- Share of primary energy use by source in Algeria was 67.9% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy use by source recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy use by source recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 1966.
- How does Algeria rank for share of primary energy use by source?
- Algeria ranks 7th out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy use by source rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy use by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.