Algeria

Country Analysis Brief Overview

Algeria's economy is heavily reliant on its hydrocarbons sector.
Algeria is a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the world's thirteenth largest oil producer.
Algeria is the third largest exporter of natural gas to Europe.

Analysis Last Updated: March 8, 2012

Overview data for Algeria

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)			2011					2012
		History	Algeria	Africa	OPEC	World	Rank	Algeria
Total Oil Production	Production of crude oil (including lease condensate), natural gas plant liquids, and other liquids, and refinery processing gain (loss). Negative value indicates refinery processing loss.	Total Oil Production Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	1,861.15	9,363	35,154	87,192	15
Crude Oil Production	Includes lease condensate.	Crude Oil Production Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	1,540.00	8,571	31,724	74,070	17
Consumption	Consumption of petroleum products and direct combustion of crude oil.	Petroleum Consumption Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	330.00	3,339	7,999	88,256	38	^F
Net Export/Imports(-)	Net Exports = Total Oil Production – Consumption. Negative numbers are Net Imports.	Petroleum Net Exports/Imports(-) Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	1,531.15	6,024	27,155	--	173	NA
Total Oil Exports to U.S.	Total crude oil and petroleum products.	Total Oil Exports to U.S. Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	NA		NA		NA	NA
Refinery Capacity	Crude oil distillation capacity as of January 1. Sources: U.S. data from EIA; Other countries from Oil & Gas Journal.	Petroleum Refinery Capacity Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	450	3,220	8,987	88,097	38	450
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels)	As of January 1. Sources: U.S. data from EIA; Other countries from Oil & Gas Journal.	Petroleum Proved Reserves Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	12.20	124	1,065	NA	15	12.20
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)			2010					2011
		History	Algeria	Africa	World	Rank		Algeria
Production	Dry natural gas.	Natural Gas Production Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	2,988	7,373	111,333	10		2,923
Consumption	Dry natural gas.	Natural Gas Consumption Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	1,018	3,558	113,321	28		1,086
Net Export/Imports(-)	Net Exports = Exports - Imports. Negative numbers are Net Imports. Note: Data range begins with the year 1990.	Natural Gas Net Exports/Imports(-) Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	1,970	3,813	--	88		1,837
Proved Reserves (Trillion Cubic Feet)	As of January 1. Sources: U.S. data from EIA; Other countries from Oil & Gas Journal.	Natural Gas Proved Reserves Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	159	495	6,669	10		159
Coal (Million Short Tons)			2010					2011
		History	Algeria	Africa	World	Rank		Algeria
Production	Production of primary coal (includes anthracite, bituminous, lignite, and for Estonia, oil shale).	Coal Production Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	0.000	286	7,954	68		0.000
Consumption	Consumption of primary coal (includes anthracite, bituminous, lignite, and for Estonia, oil shale) and net imports of metallurgical coke.	Coal Consumption Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	0.552	223	7,770	71		0.552
Net Export/Imports(-)	Net Exports = Exports – Imports. Negative numbers are Net Imports. Includes primary coal and metallurgical coke.	Coal Net Exports/Imports(-) Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	-0.552	64	--	49		-0.552
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)			2009					2010
		History	Algeria	Africa	World	Rank		Algeria
Net Generation	Conventional thermal electricity, hydroelectric power, nuclear electric power, and geothermal, solar, wind, and wood and waste electric power generation.	Electricity Net Generation Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	35.95	594	19,071	57		42.83
Net Consumption	Net generation+electricty imports-electricity exports-electricity distribution losses.	Electricity Net Consumption Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	28.06	530	17,360	62		33.68
Installed Capacity (GWe)	One billion watts or one thousand megawatts of electric capacity, as of January 1.	Electricity Installed Capacity Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	11.33	130	4,843	52		11.33
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)			2009					2010
		History	Algeria	Africa	World	Rank		Algeria
Production	Production of petroleum (crude oil and natural gas plant liquids), dry natural gas, and coal, and net generation of hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal, solar, wind, and wood and waste electric power.	Total Primary Energy Production Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	7.060	36	487	14		7.122
Consumption	Consumption of petroleum, dry natural gas, and coal, and net hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal, solar, wind, and wood and waste electricity. Also includes net electricty imports.	Total Primary Energy Consumption Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	1.799	16	488	38		1.798
Energy Intensity (Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)	Consumption per dollar of gross domestic product using purchasing power parities.	Total Primary Energy Intensity Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	6,848	5,405	7,461	67		6,547
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)			2009					2010
		History	Algeria	Africa	World	Rank		Algeria
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels	Emissions from the consumption of petroleum, natural gas, and coal and the flaring of natural gas.	CO2 from Consumption of Fossil Fuels Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	112.19	1,116	29,778	36		110.90