Kenya vs Lower middle income: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output)
Kenya
25.8%
in 2024
Lower middle income
14.4%
in 2023
Kenya rank
11th
Lower middle income rank
9th
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) over time
- Kenya
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 25.8% against 14.4% in Lower middle income, a difference of 11.4%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.8 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Kenya ranks 11th and Lower middle income ranks 9th of 151 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Lower middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 18.0% | 0.5% | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 22.3% | 3.6% | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 17.8% | 0.6% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 17.7% | 6.3% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power transmission and distribution losses, Kenya or Lower middle income?
- Kenya, at 25.8% against 14.4% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electric power transmission and distribution losses between Kenya and Lower middle income?
- 11.4%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lower middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Lower middle income rank globally for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Kenya ranks 11th and Lower middle income ranks 9th 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.