Total electricity output in Algeria
Algeria: Total electricity output was 68,798 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Algeria, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 68,798 GWh for total electricity output in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 102.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Algeria peaked at 68,798 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16,104 GWh, in 1990.
That places Algeria 42nd out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total electricity output in Algeria, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,104 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 17,345 GWh | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 18,286 GWh | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 19,414 GWh | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 19,883 GWh | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 19,715 GWh | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 20,654 GWh | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 21,497 GWh | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 23,262 GWh | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 24,757 GWh | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 25,412 GWh | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 26,625 GWh | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 27,648 GWh | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 29,571 GWh | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 31,250 GWh | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 33,915 GWh | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 35,226 GWh | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 37,196 GWh | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 40,236 GWh | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 38,501 GWh | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 45,734 GWh | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 51,224 GWh | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 57,397 GWh | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 59,890 GWh | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 64,242 GWh | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 68,798 GWh | +7.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 68,798 GWh is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,182 GWh, 5.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 68,798 GWh is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32,758 GWh, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,092 GWh | 16,104 GWh | 24,757 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,558 GWh | 25,412 GWh | 40,236 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,881 GWh | 45,734 GWh | 68,798 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More reference data data for Algeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8614 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Algeria?
- Total electricity output in Algeria was 68,798 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest total electricity output recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 68,798 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,104 GWh in 1990.
- How does Algeria rank for total electricity output?
- Algeria ranks 42nd out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants