Algeria Electricity
Generation (2024)#39 World
96.37TWh+0.51% YoY
Consumption (2024)#38 World
85TWh+0.95% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
98.9%1.1%
Electricity Generation in Algeria
- Net electricity generation in Algeria reached 96.37 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#39 in the world), an increase of 0.51% from 95.88 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.31% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 98.9% (95.33 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Algeria and renewables 1.1% (1.04 terawatt-hours).
- Algeria reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 0.12% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 1.1% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Algeria
- Algeria consumed 85 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#38 in the world), an increase of 0.95% from 2023. This represents 0.30% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Algeria averaged 1,815.7 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 4.97 kilowatt-hours per day (#117 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Algeria
- Algeria had a total installed electricity capacity of 22.6 gigawatts in 2024 (#48 in the world), a decrease of 0.01% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 96.7% and renewables at 3.3% of Algeria's installed capacity in 2024.
- Algeria's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 48.7% in 2024, with fossil fuels at 49.8%, wind at 27.4% and solar at 24.6%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Algeria
- Algeria imported 0.08 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈0.09% of consumption).
- Algeria exported 2.6 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈2.7% of generation).
- This made Algeria a net exporter of 2.52 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024.
Grid Efficiency in Algeria
- Distribution losses in Algeria were 8.84 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 9.2% of total generation, down from 17.1% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Algeria
- In 2024, Algeria generated approximately 0.26 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.23 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.03 terawatt-hours.
Algeria Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 96.37 | +0.51% | 39 | 0.31% | 85 | +0.95% | 38 | 0.30% | 1,815.7 | 22.6 | −0.01% | 48 | 0.23% | 0.08 | 2.6 | −2.52 | 8.84 |
| 2023 | 95.88 | +4.8% | 38 | 0.32% | 84.2 | +5.1% | 38 | 0.31% | 1,823.9 | 22.6 | +0.05% | 46 | 0.25% | 0.08 | 2.52 | −2.44 | 9.24 |
| 2022 | 91.47 | +6.9% | 39 | 0.32% | 80.13 | +6.2% | 40 | 0.30% | 1,761.9 | 22.59 | +0.38% | 44 | 0.26% | 0.18 | 2.75 | −2.57 | 8.77 |
| 2021 | 85.6 | +7.9% | 40 | 0.31% | 75.48 | +7.3% | 41 | 0.29% | 1,686.2 | 22.51 | +4.1% | 42 | 0.27% | 0.38 | 1.53 | −1.15 | 8.98 |
| 2020 | 79.36 | −2.8% | 41 | 0.30% | 70.32 | −1.8% | 41 | 0.29% | 1,596.6 | 21.61 | −0.38% | 45 | 0.28% | 0.51 | 0.57 | −0.06 | 8.98 |
| 2019 | 81.62 | +6.3% | 42 | 0.31% | 71.58 | +7.2% | 41 | 0.29% | 1,653.3 | 21.7 | +2.3% | 43 | 0.29% | 0.53 | 0.67 | −0.14 | 9.9 |
| 2018 | 76.75 | +0.89% | 42 | 0.29% | 66.75 | +2.9% | 44 | 0.28% | 1,570.4 | 21.21 | +8.2% | 45 | 0.29% | 0.51 | 0.6 | −0.09 | 9.9 |
| 2017 | 76.07 | +7.1% | 42 | 0.30% | 64.85 | +7.9% | 43 | 0.28% | 1,555.7 | 19.6 | +2.7% | 45 | 0.28% | 0.54 | 0.88 | −0.34 | 10.87 |
| 2016 | 71.04 | +3.2% | 42 | 0.29% | 60.11 | +4.3% | 45 | 0.27% | 1,471.4 | 19.08 | +11.4% | 46 | 0.29% | 0.26 | 0.51 | −0.25 | 10.68 |
| 2015 | 68.84 | +7.1% | 41 | 0.29% | 57.61 | +8.5% | 44 | 0.26% | 1,439.6 | 17.12 | +7.8% | 50 | 0.27% | 0.61 | 0.64 | −0.03 | 11.2 |
| 2014 | 64.28 | +7.3% | 45 | 0.27% | 53.08 | +8.8% | 46 | 0.24% | 1,353.9 | 15.88 | +5.7% | 49 | 0.26% | 0.69 | 0.88 | −0.19 | 11 |
| 2013 | 59.89 | +4.3% | 47 | 0.26% | 48.78 | +5.4% | 47 | 0.23% | 1,269.7 | 15.03 | +15.4% | 49 | 0.26% | 0.3 | 0.38 | −0.09 | 11.02 |
| 2012 | 57.39 | +12% | 48 | 0.26% | 46.27 | +12.4% | 49 | 0.23% | 1,229.2 | 13.02 | +13.8% | 51 | 0.23% | 0.94 | 0.99 | −0.05 | 11.07 |
| 2011 | 51.22 | +12% | 52 | 0.23% | 41.18 | +12.6% | 52 | 0.21% | 1,115.8 | 11.45 | +1.1% | 53 | 0.21% | 0.66 | 0.8 | −0.14 | 9.9 |
| 2010 | 45.73 | +18.8% | 54 | 0.22% | 36.57 | +19.5% | 55 | 0.19% | 1,010.7 | 11.33 | +0.00088% | 53 | 0.22% | 0.74 | 0.8 | −0.07 | 9.09 |
| 2009 | 38.5 | −4.3% | 56 | 0.19% | 30.61 | −7% | 59 | 0.17% | 862.4 | 11.33 | +39.3% | 53 | 0.23% | 0.33 | 0.36 | −0.03 | 7.86 |
| 2008 | 40.23 | +8.2% | 55 | 0.20% | 32.9 | +7.7% | 57 | 0.18% | 944.9 | 8.13 | +0% | 58 | 0.17% | 0.27 | 0.32 | −0.05 | 7.29 |
| 2007 | 37.19 | +5.6% | 58 | 0.19% | 30.55 | +5.3% | 58 | 0.17% | 893.6 | 8.13 | +3% | 58 | 0.18% | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.006 | 6.65 |
| 2006 | 35.22 | +3.9% | 58 | 0.19% | 29.01 | −1.7% | 59 | 0.17% | 862.8 | 7.9 | +5.3% | 58 | 0.18% | 0.38 | 0.3 | 0.08 | 6.3 |
| 2005 | 33.91 | +8.5% | 58 | 0.19% | 29.52 | +12.3% | 57 | 0.18% | 891.5 | 7.5 | +3.4% | 61 | 0.18% | 0.36 | 0.28 | 0.08 | 4.48 |
| 2004 | 31.25 | +5.7% | 59 | 0.18% | 26.29 | +3.6% | 59 | 0.17% | 805.6 | 7.25 | +5.9% | 62 | 0.18% | 0.21 | 0.2 | 0.01 | 4.98 |
| 2003 | 29.57 | +6.9% | 59 | 0.18% | 25.37 | +9% | 59 | 0.17% | 788.5 | 6.85 | +0.15% | 61 | 0.18% | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.01 | 4.21 |
| 2002 | 27.65 | +3.8% | 60 | 0.17% | 23.28 | +4.7% | 59 | 0.16% | 733.2 | 6.84 | +6.8% | 61 | 0.18% | 0.24 | 0.26 | −0.02 | 4.35 |
| 2001 | 26.62 | +4.8% | 60 | 0.17% | 22.24 | +4.7% | 60 | 0.16% | 709.9 | 6.4 | +0.03% | 61 | 0.18% | 0.15 | 0.2 | −0.05 | 4.34 |
| 2000 | 25.41 | +9.1% | 60 | 0.17% | 21.24 | +14.8% | 60 | 0.15% | 687.2 | 6.4 | +5.9% | 61 | 0.18% | 0.25 | 0.32 | −0.07 | 4.11 |
| 1999 | 23.28 | +8.6% | 59 | 0.17% | 18.49 | +9.4% | 61 | 0.15% | 606.8 | 6.04 | +0% | 58 | 0.18% | 0.15 | 0.21 | −0.06 | 4.73 |
| 1998 | 21.45 | +8.7% | 59 | 0.16% | 16.91 | +10% | 62 | 0.14% | 562.5 | 6.04 | +0.07% | 57 | 0.19% | 0.3 | 0.26 | 0.04 | 4.58 |
| 1997 | 19.74 | +3.2% | 60 | 0.15% | 15.37 | +1.3% | 61 | 0.13% | 519.5 | 6.04 | +0.02% | 58 | 0.19% | 0.31 | 0.31 | −0.001 | 4.37 |
| 1996 | 19.12 | +5.7% | 60 | 0.15% | 15.17 | +4.8% | 61 | 0.13% | 522.6 | 6.04 | +0.53% | 58 | 0.19% | 0.29 | 0.42 | −0.14 | 3.82 |
| 1995 | 18.09 | −3.3% | 60 | 0.14% | 14.47 | +0.76% | 61 | 0.13% | 508.4 | 6.01 | +0% | 58 | 0.20% | 0.22 | 0.49 | −0.28 | 3.34 |
| 1994 | 18.7 | +2.4% | 59 | 0.15% | 14.37 | +2.3% | 61 | 0.13% | 515.1 | 6.01 | +3.3% | 57 | 0.20% | 0.07 | 1.19 | −1.12 | 3.21 |
| 1993 | 18.27 | +6.2% | 59 | 0.15% | 14.04 | +0.03% | 62 | 0.13% | 514.7 | 5.81 | +8.3% | 58 | 0.20% | 0.13 | 1.32 | −1.2 | 3.03 |
| 1992 | 17.2 | +5.4% | 57 | 0.15% | 14.04 | +7.7% | 60 | 0.13% | 527.1 | 5.37 | +0% | 57 | 0.19% | 0.13 | 1.06 | −0.94 | 2.23 |
| 1991 | 16.32 | +7.8% | 51 | 0.14% | 13.03 | +2.4% | 52 | 0.12% | 501.5 | 5.37 | +15.3% | 50 | 0.19% | 0.14 | 0.8 | −0.66 | 2.62 |
| 1990 | 15.15 | +4.8% | 52 | 0.13% | 12.73 | +4.5% | 52 | 0.12% | 501.8 | 4.66 | +0% | 50 | 0.17% | 0.21 | 0.3 | −0.1 | 2.31 |
| 1989 | 14.45 | +2.6% | 53 | 0.13% | 12.19 | +2% | 54 | 0.12% | 492.4 | 4.66 | +0.02% | 50 | 0.17% | 0.2 | 0.26 | −0.06 | 2.2 |
| 1988 | 14.08 | +8.2% | 52 | 0.13% | 11.95 | +7.5% | 53 | 0.12% | 495.8 | 4.66 | +18.3% | 49 | 0.18% | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.009 | 2.14 |
| 1987 | 13.01 | +6.5% | 53 | 0.13% | 11.12 | +7.5% | 54 | 0.12% | 474.3 | 3.94 | +2.6% | 54 | 0.16% | 0.12 | 0.17 | −0.05 | 1.85 |
| 1986 | 12.21 | +5.6% | 52 | 0.13% | 10.34 | +6.8% | 53 | 0.12% | 454.7 | 3.84 | +2.7% | 53 | 0.16% | 0.15 | 0.16 | −0.02 | 1.85 |
| 1985 | 11.57 | +9.8% | 52 | 0.12% | 9.69 | +8.1% | 53 | 0.11% | 440.1 | 3.74 | +5.4% | 53 | 0.16% | 0.12 | 0.16 | −0.04 | 1.85 |
| 1984 | 10.54 | +9.6% | 52 | 0.12% | 8.96 | +9.2% | 53 | 0.11% | 421.2 | 3.55 | +3.2% | 51 | 0.15% | 0.17 | 0.1 | 0.07 | 1.65 |
| 1983 | 9.62 | +9% | 53 | 0.11% | 8.21 | +6.1% | 54 | 0.10% | 399.2 | 3.44 | +7.8% | 50 | 0.16% | 0.11 | 0.13 | −0.02 | 1.39 |
| 1982 | 8.82 | +15.3% | 54 | 0.11% | 7.73 | +15.2% | 53 | 0.10% | 389.1 | 3.19 | +13.5% | 52 | 0.15% | 0.09 | 0.12 | −0.03 | 1.07 |
| 1981 | 7.65 | +14.5% | 55 | 0.09% | 6.71 | +13.5% | 54 | 0.09% | 349.3 | 2.81 | +21.8% | 53 | 0.14% | 0.1 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.95 |
| 1980 | 6.68 | — | 56 | 0.08% | 5.92 | — | 56 | 0.08% | 317.9 | 2.31 | — | 53 | 0.12% | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.009 | 0.78 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.