Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Yemen: Electric power transmission and distribution losses

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
20.1%
in 2023
Yemen
31.2%
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
9th
Yemen rank
7th

Electric power transmission and distribution losses over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 31.2% against 20.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 11.1%.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Yemen ranks 7th of 46 groups.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 14.4% 20.7% 6.3% Yemen
2000s 17.4% 24.7% 7.4% Yemen
2010s 18.2% 27.1% 8.9% Yemen
2020s 19.8% 31.1% 11.3% Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electric power transmission and distribution losses, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Yemen?
Yemen, at 31.2% against 20.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in electric power transmission and distribution losses between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Yemen?
11.1%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Yemen?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Yemen rank globally for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Yemen ranks 7th of 46 groups.
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, 7,727 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.