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Digital & energy access · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Upper-middle income

Algeria: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 77.4% (2024), 106th of 188 in the world and 16th of 21 in the Middle East & North Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 115.5 (2024), 105th of 210 in the world and 13th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Fixed broadband is 13.3 (2024), 105th of 208 in the world and 8th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa.

Internet users77.4%2024 · world 106/188 · region 16/21Mobile subscriptions115.52024 · world 105/210 · region 13/23Fixed broadband13.32024 · world 105/208 · region 8/23Fixed telephone14.82024 · world 81/213 · region 11/23
Internet users
AlgeriaMiddle East, North Africa, A…Upper-middle incomeWorld
0%25%50%75%100%1995200020052010201520202025Algeria77.4%Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanUpper-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
AlgeriaMiddle East, North Africa, A…Upper-middle incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Algeria115.5Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanUpper-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Algeria in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population77.4%2024106/18816/210.5%12.5%63.5%+47.9 ppsince 201463.7%88.8%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people115.52024105/21013/230.390.6103.4+4.5%since 2014107.1132.4111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people13.32024105/2088/23·2.58.6+226%since 20149.733.020.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people14.8202481/21311/235.78.110.9+87%since 201410.211.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people1192024160/21516/23·048+4,878%since 20141,1793,11016,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population100.0%20242/2151/2398.6%98.9%99.7%+0.7 ppsince 201496.8%99.3%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population100.0%20242/2111/2297.4%97.5%99.1%+2.1 ppsince 201494.0%98.5%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population100.0%20242/2131/2399.5%99.6%99.9%+0.1 ppsince 201499.4%99.8%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population100.0%20241/1921/2297.0%99.0%100.0%+1.0 ppsince 201477.8%90.2%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person1,918 kWh202489/14912/20686 kWh1,011 kWh1,593 kWh+42%since 20142,428 kWh4,606 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person1,546 kgoe202472/15010/20874 kgoe1,151 kgoe1,374 kgoe+14%since 20141,622 kgoe2,183 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output8.9%202488/14916/2016.2%19.9%11.3%−8.2 ppsince 201414.4%6.3%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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Algeria and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Algeria. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorAlgeriaItalySpainMoroccoNigerMali
Internet users77.4%202489.2%202495.8%202491.2%202415.6%202436.8%2024
Mobile subscriptions115.52024132.62024130.32024153.1202460.62024112.12022
Fixed broadband13.3202431.8202439.220247.320240.120240.82022
Fixed telephone14.8202434.2202438.020248.020240.420241.32022
Secure servers119202430,647202429,9862024577202452024212024
Electricity access100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%202421.3%202449.5%2024
Electricity access, rural100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%202410.8%202431.4%2024
Electricity access, urban100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%202469.1%202488.6%2024
Clean cooking100.0%202499.0%202497.0%202497.0%20246.0%20242.0%2024
Italy: digital & energy accessSpain: digital & energy accessMorocco: digital & energy accessNiger: digital & energy accessMali: digital & energy access
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