How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Latin America & Caribbean: Electric power transmission and distribution losses

Cameroon

22.0%

in 2023

Latin America & Caribbean

13.6%

in 2024

Cameroon rank

15th

Latin America & Caribbean rank

18th

Electric power transmission and distribution losses over time

Cameroon
Latin America & Caribbean

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 22.0% against 13.6% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 8.4%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Cameroon ranks 15th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th of 151 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Latin America & Caribbean	Difference	Ahead
1990s	17.5%	15.5%	1.9%	Cameroon
2000s	17.2%	15.9%	1.3%	Cameroon
2010s	22.6%	15.1%	7.5%	Cameroon
2020s	22.0%	14.0%	8.0%	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electric power transmission and distribution losses, Cameroon or Latin America & Caribbean?: Cameroon, at 22.0% against 13.6% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
What is the difference in electric power transmission and distribution losses between Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean?: 8.4%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for electric power transmission and distribution losses?: Cameroon ranks 15th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th of 151 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output)
Unit: % of output
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 7,727 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Electric power transmission and distribution losses include losses in transmission between sources of supply and points of distribution and in the distribution to consumers, including pilferage. The losses are expressed as a share of the total output.