Total coal consumption fell 34.9% to 27.5 kt in Algeria in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total coal consumption in Algeria reached an all time high of 1,531 kt in 1984 and an all time low of 2.22 kt in 2011.
Algeria has been ranked 112th within the group of 126 countries we follow in terms of total coal consumption, 50 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Coal Consumption | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Algeria | kt | 687 | 3.12 | 2.22 | 13.1 | 43.5 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Egypt | kt | 1,452 | 849 | 783 | 683 | 336 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kt | 18,856 | 18,216 | 15,088 | 17,569 | 19,511 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | kt | 21,057 | 23,999 | 26,946 | 27,762 | 23,232 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Morocco | kt | 4,518 | 4,662 | 4,973 | 5,051 | 4,966 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | kt | 5,159 | 2,960 | 4,098 | 5,362 | 4,902 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kt | 21,487 | 16,431 | 27,548 | 31,306 | 22,655 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.31 | 5.29 | 3.09 | 3.87 |