Algeria vs United States of America: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
Algeria
1.6%
in 2025
United States of America
1.0%
in 2025
Algeria rank
27th
United States of America rank
30th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- Algeria
- United States of America
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 1.6% against 1.0% in United States of America, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.6 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 27th and United States of America ranks 30th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 6 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 5.1% | 4.2% | Algeria |
| 1970s | 11.9% | 2.8% | 9.1% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 4.8% | -0.7% | 5.5% | Algeria |
| 1990s | -0.4% | 1.0% | 1.5% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 6.2% | -0.7% | 7.0% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 0.6% | 2.3% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 1.4% | -0.1% | 1.5% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, Algeria or United States of America?
- Algeria, at 1.6% against 1.0% in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between Algeria and United States of America?
- 0.6%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and United States of America?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and United States of America rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- Algeria ranks 27th and United States of America ranks 30th of 80 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 percentage change in primary energy from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.