Which has higher electric power transmission and distribution losses, Laos or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 5.6% against 5.5% in Laos as of 2024.

What is the difference in electric power transmission and distribution losses between Laos and United Arab Emirates?

0.1%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and United Arab Emirates?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Laos vs United Arab Emirates: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output)

Laos

5.5%

in 2024

United Arab Emirates

5.6%

in 2024

Laos rank

125th

United Arab Emirates rank

124th

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

Laos
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 5.6% against 5.5% in Laos, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Laos ranks 125th and United Arab Emirates ranks 124th of 151 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.8%	6.2%	3.6%	Laos
2010s	6.7%	6.0%	0.7%	Laos
2020s	4.8%	4.9%	0.1%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electric power transmission and distribution losses, Laos or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 5.6% against 5.5% in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in electric power transmission and distribution losses between Laos and United Arab Emirates?: 0.1%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and United Arab Emirates?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Laos and United Arab Emirates rank globally for electric power transmission and distribution losses?: Laos ranks 125th and United Arab Emirates ranks 124th 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, 7,853 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.