Algeria vs El Salvador: Oil consumption per person

Algeria
5,375 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
El Salvador
5,473 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Algeria rank
128th
El Salvador rank
127th

Oil consumption per person over time

  • Algeria
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 5,473 kilowatt-hours per person against 5,375 kilowatt-hours per person in Algeria, a difference of 98 kilowatt-hours per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 128th and El Salvador ranks 127th of 218 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 4,086 kilowatt-hours per person 1,737 kilowatt-hours per person 2,349 kilowatt-hours per person Algeria
1990s 3,761 kilowatt-hours per person 2,889 kilowatt-hours per person 872.07 kilowatt-hours per person Algeria
2000s 4,099 kilowatt-hours per person 4,268 kilowatt-hours per person 169.12 kilowatt-hours per person El Salvador
2010s 5,464 kilowatt-hours per person 4,485 kilowatt-hours per person 978.82 kilowatt-hours per person Algeria
2020s 5,053 kilowatt-hours per person 5,063 kilowatt-hours per person 10.24 kilowatt-hours per person El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption per person, Algeria or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 5,473 kilowatt-hours per person against 5,375 kilowatt-hours per person in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Algeria and El Salvador?
98 kilowatt-hours per person, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and El Salvador?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Algeria and El Salvador rank globally for oil consumption per person?
Algeria ranks 128th and El Salvador ranks 127th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Oil consumption per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 10,532 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.