Kenya vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Electric power transmission and distribution losses
Electric power transmission and distribution losses over time
- Kenya
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 25.8% against 20.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 12th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 151 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 14.4% | 3.1% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 17.4% | 1.3% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 18.2% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 19.8% | 3.7% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power transmission and distribution losses, Kenya or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Kenya, at 25.8% against 20.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electric power transmission and distribution losses between Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 5.7%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Kenya ranks 12th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.