How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Panama?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Chad vs Panama: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output)

Chad

25.4%

in 2024

Panama

21.6%

in 2024

Chad rank

12th

Panama rank

15th

Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) over time

Chad
Panama

How they compare

Chad currently reports 25.4% against 21.6% in Panama, a difference of 3.8%.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Panama ahead.

Chad ranks 12th and Panama ranks 15th of 151 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.9%	22.7%	14.8%	Panama
2000s	30.7%	17.3%	13.3%	Chad
2010s	31.9%	13.3%	18.6%	Chad
2020s	26.9%	10.3%	16.5%	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electric power transmission and distribution losses, Chad or Panama?: Chad, at 25.4% against 21.6% in Panama as of 2024.
What is the difference in electric power transmission and distribution losses between Chad and Panama?: 3.8%, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Panama?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Chad and Panama rank globally for electric power transmission and distribution losses?: Chad ranks 12th and Panama ranks 15th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Chad vs Panama: Electric power transmission and distribution losses. Statizoid, drawing on IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Retrieved 24 October 2026, from https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/electric-power-transmission-and-distribution-losses-percent-of-output/chad/panama/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/electric-power-transmission-and-distribution-losses-percent-of-output/chad/panama/">Chad vs Panama: Electric power transmission and distribution losses</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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, 7,853 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 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.