Energy consumption in Algeria

The most important figure in the energy balance of Algeria is the total consumption of

66.65 billion kWh

of electric energy per year. Per capita this is an average of 1,509 kWh.

Algeria could be self-sufficient with domestically produced energy. The total production of all electric energy producing facilities is 77 bn kWh, which is 115 percent of the country's own usage. Despite this, Algeria trades energy with foreign countries. Along with pure consumption, the production, imports and exports play an important role. Other energy sources, such as natural gas or crude oil are also used.

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Energy Balance

Electricity	total	Algeria per capita	USA per capita
Own consumption	66.65 bn kWh	1,508.58 kWh	11,744.38 kWh
Production	76.69 bn kWh	1,735.82 kWh	12,198.66 kWh
Import	531.00 m kWh	12.02 kWh	185.15 kWh
Export	673.00 m kWh	15.23 kWh	42.59 kWh
99.8% of the country's population (as of 2020) has access to electricity. In rural areas, the share was 99.6%
Crude Oil	Barrel/day	Algeria per capita	USA per capita
Own consumption	450,500.00 bbl	0.010 bbl	0.062 bbl
Production	1.41 m bbl	0.032 bbl	0.054 bbl
Import	4,100.00 bbl	0.000 bbl	0.023 bbl
Export	633,500.00 bbl	0.014 bbl	0.006 bbl

In 2021 there were still 12.20 bn barrels of recoverable but not yet used crude oil reserves in the currently known deposits of Algeria. Worldwide, there are still proved oil reserves totaling around 1.7 tn billion barrels. Algeria therefore has a share of 0.71% and ranks 16th out of 211 countries with crude oil reserves.

Natural Gas	Cubic meters	Algeria per capita	USA per capita
Own consumption	46.95 bn m³	1,062.63 m³	2,583.79 m³
Production	87.85 bn m³	1,988.64 m³	2,914.02 m³
Import	0.00 m³	0.00 m³	239.57 m³
Export	42.67 bn m³	965.81 m³	567.66 m³

CO₂ emissions

	CO₂ emissions in 2019	Algeria per capita	USA per capita
total	171.25 m t	4.01 t	14.52 t
› of which diesel + gasoline	57.87 bn t	1,355.03 t	7,179.51 t
› of which natural gas	93.41 bn t	2,187.41 t	5,073.94 t
› of which coal	352.00 m t	8.24 t	3,246.58 t

Development of CO₂ emissions from 1960 to 2019 in million tons
See also: CO₂ equivalents by country

Production capacities per energy source

The given production capacities for electric energy have a theoretical value, which can only be obtained under ideal conditions. They are measuring the generatable amount of energy, that would be reached under permanent and full use of all capacities of all power plants.

In practice this isn't possible, because e.g. solar collectors are less efficient under clouds. Also wind- and water-power plants are not always operating under full load. All these values are only useful in relation to other energy sources or countries.

Energy source	total in Algeria	Percentage in Algeria	Percentage USA	per capita in Algeria	per capita USA
Fossil fuels	187.95 bn kWh	98,9 %	59,9 %	4,254.36 kWh	2.06 kWh
Nuclear power	0.00 kWh	0,0 %	19,5 %	0.00 kWh	0.67 kWh
Solar energy	1.71 bn kWh	0,9 %	3,2 %	38.72 kWh	0.11 kWh
Wind power	0.00 kWh	0,0 %	8,3 %	0.00 kWh	0.29 kWh
Water power	190.04 m kWh	0,1 %	7,0 %	4.30 kWh	0.24 kWh
Tidal Power Plants	0.00 kWh	0,0 %	0,0 %	0.00 kWh	0.00 kWh
Geothermics	0.00 kWh	0,0 %	0,4 %	0.00 kWh	0.01 kWh
Biomass	0.00 kWh	0,0 %	1,7 %	0.00 kWh	0.06 kWh

Usage of renewable energies

Renewable energy includes wind, solar, biomass and geothermal energy sources. This means all energy sources that renew themselves within a short time or are permanently available. Energy from hydropower is only partly a renewable energy. This is certainly the case with river or tidal power plants. Otherwise, numerous dams or reservoirs also produce mixed forms, e.g. by pumping water into their reservoirs at night and recovering energy from them during the day when there is an increased demand for electricity. Since it is not possible to clearly determine the amount of generated energy, all energy from hydropower is displayed separately.

In 2019, renewable energy accounted for around 0.2 percent of actual total consumption in Algeria. The following chart shows the percentage share from 1990 to 2019:

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