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Topic 16 of 18 · Country Index 2026

Algeria: Energy

Where does a country’s electricity come from, and who can get it?

Algeria is placed 132nd of 165 countries on energy in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Carbon Intensity of Electricity 632.85 (2024); Renewable Share of Electricity Generation 1.069 (2024).

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132nd

of 165 countries placed

Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics

Country Index 2026, all topics146th of 183 →

01The evidence

The 3 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Algeria on energy — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys

  1. Key 1 of 3

    Carbon Intensity of Electricity

    Ember

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    632.85

    Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)

    Lower is better

    Algeria: 632.85. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 23.73 (Bhutan) to 1,306 (Turkmenistan); the world median is 433.75.

    World median
    433.75
    Best in Northern Africa
    154.3 Sudan
    Land neighbours
    Libya 826.91 · Mali 537.42 · Mauritania 514.98 · Niger 670.53 · Tunisia 558.12

  2. Key 2 of 3

    Renewable Share of Electricity Generation

    Ember

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    1.069

    Renewables (% of electricity generated)

    Higher is better

    Algeria: 1.069. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 100 (Paraguay); the world median is 32.06.

    World median
    32.06
    Best in Northern Africa
    79.69 Sudan
    Land neighbours
    Libya 0.029 · Mali 19.46 · Mauritania 22.7 · Niger 3.158 · Tunisia 4.399

  3. Key 3 of 3

    World Energy Trilemma Index

    World Energy Council

    Why it is a key

    2023 edition · data for 2023 · Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)

    62

    Trilemma score (0–100)

    Higher is better

    Ranked 55th of 99 by World Energy Council

    Algeria: 62. Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 27.7 (Niger) to 83.2 (Denmark); the world median is 63.8.

    World median
    63.8
    Best in Northern Africa
    62.2 Egypt
    Land neighbours
    Morocco 59.6 · Mauritania 42.7 · Niger 27.7 · Tunisia 61.5

03In context

Algeria beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 165 countries on energy, never a place within the region.

Northern Africa
1st165thNot placed · 59 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on energy

Algeria and the countries it borders

Standing among all 165; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingCarbon Intensity of ElectricityCarbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationRenewables (% of electricity generated)World Energy Trilemma IndexTrilemma score (0–100)
Mali103rd537.4219.46—
Mauritania118th514.9822.742.7
Tunisia119th558.124.39961.5
Algeria132nd632.851.06962
Niger159th670.533.15827.7
Libya164th826.910.029—
Moroccocomparenot placed——59.6

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Across Northern Africa

Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 165.

Placed either side on energy

The countries immediately above and below Algeria in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Algeria is ahead of the world, and behind

22 more statistics filed under energy, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median1

Statistics on which Algeria does better than the middle country measured.

  • RISE Energy Efficiency Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 48.2358.42▼ Worsened since 2013

    Algeria: 58.42 · world median 48.23 · Energy efficiency policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.975 to 95.93; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

Behind the world median6

Statistics on which Algeria does worse than the middle country measured.

  • Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 10099.86▲ Improved since 2018

    Algeria: 99.86 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • CO₂ Emissions per CapitaGlobal Carbon Project · 2024 · world median 3.214.234▼ Worsened since 2014

    Algeria: 4.234 · world median 3.21 · Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person). Global Carbon Project, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.054 to 41.27; lower is better.

    Position 80th of 210 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2791.048▲ Improved since 2014

    Algeria: 1.048 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • RISE Renewable Energy Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 33.2619.34▼ Worsened since 2013

    Algeria: 19.34 · world median 33.26 · Renewable energy policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 3.056 to 89.52; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7384.671▼ Worsened since 2014

    Algeria: 4.671 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.321.069▼ Worsened since 2014

    Algeria: 1.069 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Position 153rd of 162 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

Level with the median, or no median to compare3

  • Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100▲ Improved since 2014

    Algeria: 100 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100▲ Improved since 2014

    Algeria: 100 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 00No real change since 2014

    Algeria: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

No better end12

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Gas Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 2.58598.59No real change since 2014

    Algeria: 98.59 · world median 2.585 · Natural gas (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.97.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Natural Gas ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 098.81No real change since 2014

    Algeria: 98.81 · world median 0 · Dry natural gas produced (billion cubic metres). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,069.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Crude Oil ProductionEIA · 2025 · world median 01,143No real change since 2015

    Algeria: 1,143 · world median 0 · Crude oil produced (thousand barrels per day). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 13,586.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Primary Energy ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 0.0776.469No real change since 2014

    Algeria: 6.469 · world median 0.077 · Primary energy produced (quadrillion Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 130.76.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Photovoltaic Power Potential (PVOUT)World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis · 2020 · world median 4.2734.917No earlier reading

    Algeria: 4.917 · world median 4.273 · Practical solar power potential (kWh per kWp per day, long-term average). World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis, 2020 edition, data for 2020.

    Published values in that edition run from 2.513 to 5.379.

    Chart and every countryThe 2020 dataset

  • Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.462Moved since 2014

    Algeria: 0.462 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Primary Energy Consumption per CapitaEIA · 2024 · world median 49.561.69No real change since 2014

    Algeria: 61.69 · world median 49.5 · Energy use per person (million Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.95 to 766.07.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Nuclear Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 00No real change since 2014

    Algeria: 0 · world median 0 · Nuclear (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 67.4.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Operating Wind Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 10010No earlier reading

    Algeria: 10 · world median 100 · Wind farm capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 542,758.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0491.027Moved since 2014

    Algeria: 1.027 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Hydro Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 12.850.021Moved since 2014

    Algeria: 0.021 · world median 12.85 · Hydropower (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Net Electricity Imports (share of generation)Ember · 2024 · world median 0-2.615Moved since 2014

    Algeria: -2.615 · world median 0 · Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from -70.16 to 707.07.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

No current reading for Algeria

Firms Identifying Electricity as a Major Constraint, Firms Owning or Sharing a Generator, Operating Coal Power Capacity, RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score and RISE Electricity Access Policy Score. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

05Country Index 2026

Energy among Algeria’s 15 topics

Energy is Algeria’s 10th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.

On the profile
  1. Education & Knowledgejoint 87th of 198
  2. Food & Agriculture81st of 184
  3. Digital & Technology91st of 198
  4. Risk & Resilience96th of 193
  5. Health & Wellbeing101st of 200
  6. Development & Human Capital100th of 196
  7. Democracy & Civil Liberties147th of 198
  8. Economy & Innovation137th of 176
  9. Governance & Institutions152nd of 194
  10. Energy132nd of 165
  11. Mobility & Trade145th of 177
  12. Gender & Equality158th of 183
  13. Peace & Security166th of 177
  14. Environment & Sustainability178th of 186
  15. Work & Labour176th of 182

No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.

06The top of the list

Who leads on energy

The three countries placed highest of 165, and the leaders Algeria can most readily be measured against.

All 165 countries
  1. 1

    Bhutan

    Southern Asia

    1st of 165 · 2 of 3 keys

    Photo: VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  2. 2

    Norway

    Northern Europe

    2nd of 165 · 3 of 3 keys

    Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  3. 3

    Uganda

    Eastern Africa

    3rd of 165 · 2 of 3 keys

    Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest in Africa

    Uganda3rd2/3 keys

  2. Highest in Northern Africa

    Sudan24th2/3 keys

  3. This page

    Algeria132nd3/3 keys

Positions out of 165 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

07Questions

Algeria on energy: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Algeria rank on energy?

Algeria is placed 132nd of 165 countries on Energy in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Carbon Intensity of Electricity, Renewable Share of Electricity Generation and World Energy Trilemma Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest Carbon Intensity of Electricity figure for Algeria?

632.85 in 2024 (carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 433.75.

What is the latest Renewable Share of Electricity Generation figure for Algeria?

1.069 in 2024 (renewables (% of electricity generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 32.06.

How does Algeria compare with Morocco on energy?

Morocco is not placed on Energy, holding too few of its key statistics, and Algeria 132nd. World Energy Trilemma Index: Morocco 59.6, Algeria 62.

How have Algeria’s energy figures changed?

Carbon Intensity of Electricity fell from 638.47 in 2000 to 632.85 in 2024; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation rose from 0.197 in 2000 to 1.069 in 2024.

Which energy statistics are missing for Algeria?

No current reading is published for Algeria on Firms Identifying Electricity as a Major Constraint, Firms Owning or Sharing a Generator, Operating Coal Power Capacity, RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score and RISE Electricity Access Policy Score. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

08Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

This is deliberately the electricity and energy-system subject, not an infrastructure one: roads, railways, ports, water and telecommunications would each need a global series this site does not hold. Emissions are under Environment & Sustainability. Access to electricity is published here in full but takes no part in any ranking — more than half the world’s countries now report 100%, and a position derived from that would read “1, 1, 1 … 123”, which is noise rather than information.

About energy, in full

How the Energy standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.

The energy method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 22 statistics on this page come from 8 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Algeria’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Algeria: Energy — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/algeria/energy

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