Maghreb energy-transition strain.
prob 0.30
severity 2.4 / 5 · revision 2026-05-04monitoring · 4 Maghreb economies · gas + renewables$ shortage country get DZA > stress_index: 0.42 STABLE > 1 events · 1 scenarios > refreshed 2026-05-17
BRENT $84.27 ▲ TTF €31.50 ▼ OPEC_SP 3.8 mb/d ● SPR_US 372.4 Mb FAO_FFPI 121.4 ▲
The v3.2 stress index is a six-axis composite of energy and food exposure, geopolitical pressure, fiscal headroom, demography and supply concentration, normalised to a 0–1 scale.
Algeria is a major oil and natural-gas exporter and a key gas supplier to Europe, especially since the continent moved to cut Russian volumes. Hydrocarbons dominate its economy and budget. Despite that wealth, low cereal self-sufficiency leaves it among the world's largest wheat importers.
Algeria faces severe water stress, with drought lowering reservoirs and pushing it toward desalination.
| STOCK TYPE | RESERVE | DAYS COVER | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural gas · production and exportAlgeria is a key pipeline and LNG gas supplier to southern Europe. | large surplus | — | STABLE |
| Crude · production and exportCrude exports and a domestic refining base comfortably cover the home market. | ~1 mb/d output | 90days | STABLE |
| Grain · strategic wheat reserveAlgeria holds wheat reserves against heavy import dependence. | moderate | 90days | WATCH |
$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/countries/DZA | jq '.stress' > 0.42