Algeria vs Egypt: Annual change in primary energy from gas
Algeria
12.8 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt
16.72 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Algeria rank
16th
Egypt rank
14th
Annual change in primary energy from gas over time
- Algeria
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 16.72 terawatt-hours against 12.8 terawatt-hours in Algeria, a difference of 3.92 terawatt-hours.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 16th and Egypt ranks 14th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7303 terawatt-hours | 0.0529 terawatt-hours | 0.6774 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
| 1970s | 7.12 terawatt-hours | 1.01 terawatt-hours | 6.11 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
| 1980s | 10.12 terawatt-hours | 6.37 terawatt-hours | 3.74 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
| 1990s | 2.24 terawatt-hours | 8.34 terawatt-hours | 6.09 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | 5.7 terawatt-hours | 25.16 terawatt-hours | 19.46 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | 18.84 terawatt-hours | 18.09 terawatt-hours | 0.7489 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
| 2020s | 14.97 terawatt-hours | 4.03 terawatt-hours | 10.94 terawatt-hours | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from gas, Algeria or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 16.72 terawatt-hours against 12.8 terawatt-hours in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from gas between Algeria and Egypt?
- 3.92 terawatt-hours, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Egypt?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Egypt rank globally for annual change in primary energy from gas?
- Algeria ranks 16th and Egypt ranks 14th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.