Fossil electricity share in Algeria

Oil, gas and coal produced 99.2% of electricity in Algeria in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2016.

Measure: Electricity from oil, gas and coal Unit: % of total electricity production Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Algeria, 2024 99.2% % of total electricity production
Change from 2023 +0.1percentage points 2023: 99.2%
World, 2023 48.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Algeria (2024).

Fossil electricity share in Algeria over time

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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Electricity from oil, gas and coal (% of total electricity production), 2001 to 2024
Period AlgeriaWorld
2024 99.2% –
2023 99.2% 48.7%
2022 99.2% 60.7%
2021 99.2% 61.5%
2020 99.0% 61.4%
2019 98.9% 62.9%
2018 98.9% 64.1%
2017 99.1% 64.7%
2016 99.3% 65.3%
2015 99.6% 66.1%
2014 99.5% 66.7%
2013 99.4% 67.1%
2012 98.8% 67.7%
2011 98.9% 67.8%
2010 99.6% 66.9%
2009 99.2% 66.6%
2008 99.3% 67.3%
2007 99.4% 67.7%
2006 99.4% 66.5%
2005 98.4% 66.1%
2004 99.2% 65.8%
2003 99.1% 66.1%
2002 99.8% 64.9%
2001 99.7% 64.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 99.2% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 99.5%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.ELC.FOSL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Algeria
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency