Egypt vs IDA total: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output)
Egypt
19.9%
in 2024
IDA total
13.3%
in 2023
Egypt rank
21st
IDA total rank
19th
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) over time
- Egypt
- IDA total
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 19.9% against 13.3% in IDA total, a difference of 6.6%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.5 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was IDA total ahead.
Egypt ranks 21st and IDA total ranks 19th of 151 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and IDA total in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 17.1% | 9.1% | IDA total |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 19.3% | 7.8% | IDA total |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 16.0% | 1.7% | IDA total |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 15.9% | 4.6% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power transmission and distribution losses, Egypt or IDA total?
- Egypt, at 19.9% against 13.3% in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electric power transmission and distribution losses between Egypt and IDA total?
- 6.6%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and IDA total?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and IDA total rank globally for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Egypt ranks 21st and IDA total ranks 19th 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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About this data
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.