Algeria competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.

[2] Algeria finished the Games ranked fourth among African nations for total gold medals won in Rio with 4.

[5] The Algeria women's national goalball team qualified for the Rio Games after winning the African championship by defeating Egypt 11–1 in the final.

[10] With one pathway for qualification being having a top finish at the 2014 IBSA Judo World Championships, Algeria earned a qualifying spot in Rio base on the performance of Noura Mouloud in the men's -60 kg event.

[13] The Algeria men's national wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.

[14] The team participated in the Arab Championship "Open" in July 2016 as part of their Rio preparation efforts.

The Algeria women's national wheelchair basketball team qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.