🇩🇿Algeria rankings 2026: where Algeria places in 123 global Top 10s

Algeria appears in 123 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where Algeria is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #1 in Countries with the highest share of people using clean cooking fuels, where it is measured at 100 % of population (Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking) as of 2026-11-02. Algeria holds the #1 spot in 1 ranking and finishes inside the top 10 in 15 rankings.

Where Algeria is number one

These are the rankings Algeria currently tops. The next country in each table is listed too, because a #1 by a whisker and a #1 by a mile are different stories.

• Countries with the highest share of people using clean cooking fuels: 100 % of population (Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking), World Bank Open Data, captured 2026-11-02. Next: Andorra with 100 % of population.

Top 10 finishes

Algeria is inside the top 10 of 14 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

• #2 in Countries with the highest share of energy from fossil fuels with 0 % of total energy, behind Albania (0 % of total energy) and ahead of Angola. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
• #2 in Countries with the highest share of people with access to electricity with 100 %, behind Albania (100 %) and ahead of Andorra. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #3 in Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP) with 8.83 % of GDP, behind Eritrea (20.87 % of GDP) and ahead of Israel. World Bank Open Data, 2026-10-28.
• #3 in Countries with the largest reserves relative to monthly imports with 16.53 months of imports, behind Afghanistan (16.63 months of imports) and ahead of Russia. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #4 in Countries with the highest fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP with 12.45 % of GDP, behind Uzbekistan (12.67 % of GDP) and ahead of Libya. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #4 in Countries with the highest military share of government spending with 24.57 %, behind Qatar (26.87 %) and ahead of Saudi Arabia. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #4 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from natural gas with 98.98 % of total electricity, behind Trinidad and Tobago (99.55 % of total electricity) and ahead of Qatar. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
• #6 in Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP with 8.98 % of GDP, behind Namibia (9.08 % of GDP) and ahead of Cuba. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
• #7 in Countries where 15–19 year olds drink the most alcohol with 17.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, behind Latvia (18.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year) and ahead of Romania. Our World in Data, 2026-10-30.
• #8 in Countries with the highest freshwater withdrawals with 144.81 % of internal resources, behind Bahrain (152.5 % of internal resources) and ahead of Turkmenistan. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #8 in Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from flaring with 781.89 million tonnes, behind Iraq (946.27 million tonnes) and ahead of Canada. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #9 in Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from gas flaring with 14.8k thousand tonnes, behind Venezuela (15.6k thousand tonnes) and ahead of Nigeria. Our World in Data, 2026-10-29.

The remaining 2 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

Algeria by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Algeria holds 50 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of energy from fossil fuels (0 % of total energy), #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP (12.45 % of GDP), #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from natural gas (98.98 % of total electricity) and #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest freshwater withdrawals (144.81 % of internal resources). 46 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Algeria holds 21 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using clean cooking fuels (100 % of population), #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people with access to electricity (100 %), #3 of 50 in Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP) (8.83 % of GDP) and #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest military share of government spending (24.57 %). 17 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Algeria holds 19 positions: #18 of 50 in Countries with the highest orange yields (26.17 tonnes per hectare), #20 of 49 in Countries with the highest almond yields (1.86 tonnes per hectare), #21 of 50 in Countries with the highest sorghum yields (3.72 tonnes per hectare) and #22 of 50 in Largest agricultural economies (41.65 current US$ bn). 15 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Algeria holds 14 positions: #13 of 50 in Countries with the highest child overweight rates (13.3 %), #13 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of overweight children under 5 (13.3 % of children under 5 (modeled estimate)), #28 of 50 in Countries with the most people without safe drinking water (14.5k thousand people) and #34 of 50 in Countries with the most births per year (905.98 thousand births). 10 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Algeria holds 12 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries with the largest reserves relative to monthly imports (16.53 months of imports), #22 of 50 in Countries with the fastest import growth (11.9 %), #23 of 50 in Countries by net errors and omissions (2,272.98 BoP, current US$ million) and #29 of 50 in Countries with the highest unemployment rate (11.63 % of labor force). 8 more rankings are listed below.

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Algeria holds 4 positions: #19 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed telephone subscriptions (6,931.72 thousand subscriptions), #29 of 50 in Countries with the most internet users (36.24 million people), #33 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions (6.23 million subscriptions) and #35 of 50 in Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions (54.05 million subscriptions).

Education and science

In education and science, Algeria holds 3 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP (8.98 % of GDP), #30 of 50 in Countries with the most patent applications by residents (1.08 thousand) and #46 of 50 in Countries with the most researchers per million people (1,763.99 per million people).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Algeria moved in 112 rankings:

• New entry at #1 in Countries with the highest share of people using clean cooking fuels (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #2 in Countries with the highest share of energy from fossil fuels (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #2 in Countries with the highest share of people with access to electricity (2026-11-02).
• Down 1 to #3 in Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP) (2026-10-28).
• New entry at #3 in Countries with the largest reserves relative to monthly imports (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #4 in Countries with the highest fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #4 in Countries with the highest military share of government spending (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #4 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from natural gas (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #6 in Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #8 in Countries with the highest freshwater withdrawals (2026-11-02).

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

• Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP): #2 on 2026-10-28 → #3 on 2026-10-28 (3 snapshots).
• Largest countries by land area: #8 on 2026-10-28 → #10 on 2026-10-28 (3 snapshots).

Where Algeria ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Algeria's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest road accident death rates (18.35 per 100,000 people), 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate (90 % of new cases) and 49th of 50 in Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year (8.67 thousand hectares per year). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Algeria

• #1 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people using clean cooking fuels · 100 % of population · 2026-11-02
• #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of energy from fossil fuels · 0 % of total energy · 2026-11-02
• #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people with access to electricity · 100 % · 2026-11-02
• #3 of 50 · Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP) · 8.83 % of GDP · 2026-10-28
• #3 of 50 · Countries with the largest reserves relative to monthly imports · 16.53 months of imports · 2026-11-02
• #4 of 50 · Countries with the highest fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP · 12.45 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #4 of 50 · Countries with the highest military share of government spending · 24.57 % · 2026-11-02
• #4 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of electricity from natural gas · 98.98 % of total electricity · 2026-11-02
• #6 of 50 · Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP · 8.98 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #7 of 50 · Countries where 15–19 year olds drink the most alcohol · 17.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year · 2026-10-30
• #8 of 50 · Countries with the highest freshwater withdrawals · 144.81 % of internal resources · 2026-11-02
• #8 of 50 · Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from flaring · 781.89 million tonnes · 2026-11-02
• #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from gas flaring · 14.8k thousand tonnes · 2026-10-29
• #10 of 49 · Countries producing the most natural gas · 980.21 TWh · 2026-11-02
• #10 of 50 · Largest countries by land area · 2,381.74 thousand km² · 2026-10-28
• #13 of 50 · Countries with the highest child overweight rates · 13.3 % · 2026-11-02
• #13 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of overweight children under 5 · 13.3 % of children under 5 (modeled estimate) · 2026-11-02
• #16 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from flaring per person · 0.32 tonnes per person · 2026-11-02
• #17 of 50 · Countries with the highest oil rents as a share of GDP · 14.46 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #17 of 50 · Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste · 764.58 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
• #18 of 50 · Countries producing the most oil · 760.73 TWh · 2026-11-02
• #18 of 50 · Countries with the highest orange yields · 26.17 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
• #18 of 50 · Countries with the most imported deforestation · 17.8k hectares · 2026-11-02
• #19 of 50 · Countries emitting the largest share of plastic waste to the ocean · 0.59 % · 2026-11-02
• #19 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from cement · 12.84 million tonnes · 2026-10-29
• #19 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from natural gas · 101.8 million tonnes · 2026-10-30
• #19 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from cement · 0.87 % of global total · 2026-11-02
• #19 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from gas · 1.27 % of global total · 2026-11-02
• #19 of 50 · Countries with the most fixed telephone subscriptions · 6,931.72 thousand subscriptions · 2026-11-02
• #19 of 50 · Countries with the most plastic waste emitted to the ocean · 5,774 tonnes per year · 2026-11-02
• #20 of 49 · Countries with the highest almond yields · 1.86 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-01
• #20 of 50 · Countries with the highest military spending · 24.13 billion US dollars · 2026-11-02
• #20 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people who never drink alcohol · 86.92 % · 2026-11-02
• #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest natural resource rents as a share of GDP · 22.59 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest sorghum yields · 3.72 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
• #21 of 50 · Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from gas · 2,469.69 million tonnes · 2026-11-02
• #22 of 50 · Countries with the fastest import growth · 11.9 % · 2026-10-29
• #22 of 50 · Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste per person · 17.76 kg per person per year · 2026-11-02
• #22 of 50 · Largest agricultural economies · 41.65 current US$ bn · 2026-10-29
• #23 of 50 · Countries by net errors and omissions · 2,272.98 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
• #23 of 50 · Countries with the highest potato yields · 33.94 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
• #24 of 50 · Countries with the most agricultural land · 36.81 million hectares · 2026-11-02
• #25 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from cement per person · 0.27 tonnes per person · 2026-11-02
• #26 of 50 · Countries planting the most new forest each year · 8 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
• #26 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from gas per person · 2.17 tonnes per person · 2026-11-02
• #27 of 50 · Countries emitting the most CO2 from transport · 46.84 million tonnes · 2026-11-02
• #27 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from hypertensive heart disease · 40.76 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #27 of 50 · Countries with the highest groundnut yields · 2.77 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
• #28 of 50 · Countries generating the most electricity from fossil fuels · 95.33 TWh · 2026-11-02
• #28 of 50 · Countries with the largest agricultural output · 28.59 billion constant 2014-2016 US$ · 2026-11-01
• #28 of 50 · Countries with the largest urban population · 35.96 million people · 2026-11-02
• #28 of 50 · Countries with the most people without safe drinking water · 14.5k thousand people · 2026-11-02
• #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest unemployment rate · 11.63 % of labor force · 2026-11-02
• #29 of 50 · Countries with the most internet users · 36.24 million people · 2026-11-02
• #30 of 50 · Countries emitting the most CO2 · 198.2 million tonnes · 2026-11-02
• #30 of 50 · Countries emitting the most CO2 from oil · 68.14 million tonnes · 2026-11-02
• #30 of 50 · Countries generating the most plastic waste · 1,898.34 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
• #30 of 50 · Countries producing the most potash fertilizer · 0 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
• #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest carbon dioxide emissions · 186.36 Mt CO2e · 2026-11-02
• #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions · 198.2 million tonnes · 2026-10-29
• #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from oil · 68.14 million tonnes · 2026-11-01
• #30 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global CO₂ emissions · 0.51 % · 2026-10-29
• #30 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from oil · 0.55 % of global total · 2026-11-02
• #30 of 50 · Countries with the most patent applications by residents · 1.08 thousand · 2026-11-02
• #30 of 50 · Countries with the most road injury deaths · 8,106 deaths · 2026-11-02
• #31 of 50 · Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from cement · 253.36 million tonnes · 2026-11-02
• #32 of 50 · Countries investing the most (gross capital formation) · 129.93 current US$ bn · 2026-10-29
• #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest total energy supply · 796.2 TWh · 2026-11-02
• #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest total greenhouse gas emissions · 252.7 Mt CO2e · 2026-11-02
• #33 of 50 · Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions · 6.23 million subscriptions · 2026-11-02
• #33 of 50 · Most populous countries · 47.44 million · 2026-10-28
• #34 of 50 · Countries emitting the most CO2 including land use change · 200.74 million tonnes · 2026-11-02
• #34 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions including land-use change · 200.74 million tonnes · 2026-10-31
• #34 of 50 · Countries with the most births per year · 905.98 thousand births · 2026-11-02
• #35 of 50 · Countries getting the most electricity from nuclear power · 0 % · 2026-11-02
• #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest · 0.51 % · 2026-11-02
• #35 of 50 · Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions · 54.05 million subscriptions · 2026-11-02
• #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest methane emissions · 56.34 Mt CO2e · 2026-11-02
• #36 of 50 · Countries with the largest foreign reserves · 76.83 includes gold, current US$ bn · 2026-10-29
• #36 of 50 · Countries with the most military personnel · 139 thousand people · 2026-11-02
• #37 of 50 · Countries hosting the most refugees · 180.58 thousand people · 2026-11-02
• #37 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from ischaemic heart disease · 168.58 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #37 of 50 · Countries with the largest national income, adjusted for prices · 864.99 international $ bn · 2026-11-02
• #37 of 50 · Countries with the most industrial design applications · 0.58 thousand · 2026-11-02
• #38 of 50 · Countries generating the most electricity · 96.36 TWh · 2026-11-02
• #38 of 50 · Countries with the highest opioid use death rates · 0.89 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #38 of 50 · Countries with the highest pneumococcal vaccination coverage in children · 95 % · 2026-11-02
• #38 of 50 · Countries with the highest rapeseed yields · 1.94 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
• #38 of 50 · Largest economies by GDP (PPP) · 881.65 current international $ bn · 2026-10-29
• #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest drug-related death rates · 1.3 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest tomato yields · 72.26 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
• #39 of 50 · Countries with the longest rail networks · 4,000.5 route-km · 2026-11-02
• #39 of 50 · Countries with the most cropland · 8,537.7 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
• #40 of 50 · Countries with the highest cocaine-related death rates · 0.1 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #40 of 50 · Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions · 5,476.57 million tonnes · 2026-11-02
• #41 of 50 · Countries with the highest rubella vaccination coverage · 96 % · 2026-11-02
• #42 of 50 · Countries with the fastest forest expansion · 8 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
• #42 of 50 · Countries with the highest measles vaccination coverage in children · 96 % · 2026-11-02
• #42 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people with basic handwashing facilities · 84.93 % · 2026-11-02
• #43 of 50 · Countries with the most trademark applications · 14.6 thousand · 2026-11-02
• #44 of 50 · Countries producing the most chicken meat · 448.82 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
• #44 of 50 · Countries using the most water for agriculture · 7.39 billion cubic meters · 2026-10-29
• #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest banana yields · 24.62 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-29
• #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest out-of-pocket share of health spending · 45 % of current health expenditure · 2026-11-02
• #44 of 50 · Countries with the most deaths of children under five · 19.42 thousand deaths · 2026-11-02
• #45 of 50 · Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from oil · 1,851.65 million tonnes · 2026-11-02
• #45 of 50 · Countries with the largest labor force · 13.56 million people · 2026-11-02
• #45 of 50 · Countries with the most irrigated farmland (share) · 3.34 % of total agricultural land · 2026-10-31
• #45 of 50 · Largest industrial economies · 99.88 current US$ bn · 2026-10-29
• #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest egg yields per hen · 13.74 kilograms per bird · 2026-11-02
• #46 of 50 · Countries with the most mismanaged plastic reaching the ocean per person · 0.13 kg per person per year · 2026-11-02
• #46 of 50 · Countries with the most researchers per million people · 1,763.99 per million people · 2026-11-02
• #46 of 50 · Countries withdrawing the most freshwater · 10.29 billion billion cubic meters · 2026-10-30
• #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest life expectancy at birth · 75.98 years · 2026-11-02
• #47 of 50 · Countries with the most children not vaccinated against DTP3 · 74.1 thousand children · 2026-11-02
• #47 of 50 · Countries with the most land under cereal production · 2,680.11 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
• #48 of 50 · Countries importing the largest share of their goods from China · 25.36 % · 2026-11-02
• #48 of 50 · Countries producing the most meat · 1,046.22 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
• #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest healthy life expectancy at birth · 65.55 years · 2026-11-02
• #49 of 50 · Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year · 8.67 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
• #49 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global deforestation · 0.1 % of global total · 2026-11-02
• #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest road accident death rates · 18.35 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate · 90 % of new cases · 2026-11-02

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Algeria's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Algeria

What is Algeria's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries with the highest share of people using clean cooking fuels, with 100 % of population (Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Algeria?

123 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 1 ranking where it is #1.

Is Algeria in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 15 rankings, including #1 in Countries with the highest share of people using clean cooking fuels, #2 in Countries with the highest share of energy from fossil fuels and #2 in Countries with the highest share of people with access to electricity.

Where do the numbers come from?

From World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.