Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) by country
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.
Countries reporting
150
Highest
61.8%
Iraq
Lowest
0.2%
Singapore
Median
9.8%
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
7,712
What the numbers show
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) is currently reported for 150 countries. The highest value is 61.8% in Iraq; the lowest is 0.2% in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.8%, and the mean is 12.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 269.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 200.5%), and the largest decrease in Singapore (down 90.0%).
Electric power transmission and distribution losses: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq | 61.8% | 2023 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Benin | 58.6% | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 3 | Niger | 45.8% | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 4 | Congo | 38.5% | 2023 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 5 | Honduras | 33.8% | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 6 | Togo | 32.5% | 2023 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Yemen | 31.2% | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 8 | Eswatini | 28.1% | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 9 | Namibia | 27.8% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 10 | Sudan | 27.1% | 2023 | up 55.9% | flat |
| 11 | Jamaica | 26.9% | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 12 | Kenya | 25.8% | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 13 | Chad | 23.6% | 2023 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 23.0% | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 15 | Cameroon | 22.0% | 2023 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 16 | Syrian Arab Republic | 21.9% | 2023 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 17 | Argentina | 21.8% | 2024 | up 69.9% | flat |
| 18 | Nicaragua | 21.5% | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 19 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 21.4% | 2023 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 20.7% | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 21 | Botswana | 20.6% | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Estonia | 20.3% | 2024 | up 200.5% | falling |
| 23 | Libya | 20.2% | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 24 | Egypt | 19.9% | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 25 | Uganda | 18.9% | 2023 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 26 | Gabon | 18.9% | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 27 | Cuba | 18.7% | 2023 | up 21.9% | flat |
| 28 | Tunisia | 18.3% | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.3% | 2023 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 30 | Rwanda | 18.3% | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 31 | Morocco | 18.2% | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 32 | Tajikistan | 17.3% | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 17.1% | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 34 | Ecuador | 17.0% | 2023 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 35 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 16.8% | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 36 | Mozambique | 16.6% | 2023 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Gibraltar | 16.5% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 38 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 15.5% | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 39 | Pakistan | 15.4% | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 40 | Kosovo | 15.0% | 2014 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 41 | Brazil | 15.0% | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 42 | Haiti | 14.7% | 2022 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 43 | Nepal | 14.4% | 2023 | down 56.1% | rising |
| 44 | Mongolia | 14.2% | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 45 | India | 14.2% | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 46 | Nigeria | 14.2% | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 47 | North Macedonia | 13.9% | 2023 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 48 | Côte d'Ivoire | 13.7% | 2023 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 49 | Senegal | 13.1% | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 12.8% | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 51 | Brunei Darussalam | 12.7% | 2023 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 52 | Guatemala | 12.4% | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 53 | Albania | 12.3% | 2023 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Paraguay | 11.9% | 2023 | up 113.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Eritrea | 11.8% | 2023 | up 26.1% | falling |
| 56 | Suriname | 11.6% | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 57 | Cambodia | 11.6% | 2023 | down 57.4% | flat |
| 58 | Peru | 11.3% | 2023 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 59 | Montenegro | 11.3% | 2023 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 60 | Angola | 11.3% | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 61 | Ghana | 11.2% | 2023 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Mexico | 11.1% | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 63 | Jordan | 11.0% | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 64 | Curaçao | 10.9% | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 65 | Equatorial Guinea | 10.6% | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 66 | Croatia | 10.3% | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 67 | Serbia | 10.3% | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 68 | South Africa | 10.2% | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 69 | Lithuania | 10.2% | 2024 | down 45.1% | rising |
| 70 | Ukraine | 10.2% | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 71 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 10.0% | 2023 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 72 | Philippines | 10.0% | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 73 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 9.9% | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 74 | Greece | 9.8% | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 75 | Romania | 9.8% | 2023 | down 17.7% | flat |
| 76 | El Salvador | 9.8% | 2023 | up 34.7% | falling |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 9.7% | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 78 | Uruguay | 9.7% | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 79 | Portugal | 9.7% | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 80 | Turkmenistan | 9.6% | 2023 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 81 | Lebanon | 9.6% | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 9.2% | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 83 | Algeria | 9.2% | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 84 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 9.1% | 2023 | up 61.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Saudi Arabia | 9.1% | 2023 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 86 | Costa Rica | 9.1% | 2024 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 87 | Kuwait | 9.0% | 2023 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 88 | Republic of Moldova | 9.0% | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 89 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.9% | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 90 | Russian Federation | 8.4% | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 91 | Malta | 8.3% | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 92 | Spain | 8.3% | 2024 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 93 | Türkiye | 8.3% | 2024 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 94 | Ireland | 8.2% | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 95 | Georgia | 8.0% | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 96 | Bangladesh | 7.9% | 2023 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Myanmar | 7.8% | 2023 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 98 | Colombia | 7.8% | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 7.6% | 2023 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 100 | Oman | 7.5% | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.2% | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 102 | Thailand | 7.2% | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 103 | Hungary | 7.1% | 2024 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 104 | Italy | 7.1% | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 105 | Malaysia | 6.9% | 2023 | up 79.8% | falling |
| 106 | Belarus | 6.9% | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 107 | Poland | 6.8% | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 108 | New Zealand | 6.7% | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 109 | Armenia | 6.7% | 2023 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 110 | France | 6.6% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 111 | Viet Nam | 6.6% | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 112 | Panama | 6.6% | 2023 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 113 | Indonesia | 6.5% | 2023 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 114 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.2% | 2023 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Denmark | 6.2% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Chile | 5.9% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 117 | Bulgaria | 5.9% | 2023 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 118 | Latvia | 5.8% | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Qatar | 5.7% | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 120 | Mauritius | 5.7% | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 121 | Sweden | 5.5% | 2024 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 122 | Zambia | 5.3% | 2023 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 123 | United States of America | 5.3% | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 124 | Madagascar | 5.3% | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 125 | Germany | 5.1% | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 126 | Slovenia | 5.1% | 2024 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 127 | Switzerland | 5.0% | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 128 | Norway | 4.9% | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 129 | Japan | 4.9% | 2024 | up 22.5% | falling |
| 130 | Uzbekistan | 4.9% | 2023 | down 70.6% | rising |
| 131 | Australia | 4.7% | 2024 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 132 | Belgium | 4.3% | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 133 | United Arab Emirates | 4.3% | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 134 | Hong Kong, China | 4.3% | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 135 | Czechia | 4.3% | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 136 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.2% | 2023 | up 69.2% | falling |
| 137 | Canada | 4.2% | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 138 | South Sudan | 4.0% | 2023 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 139 | Israel | 3.9% | 2024 | up 37.3% | falling |
| 140 | Austria | 3.8% | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 141 | Netherlands | 3.8% | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 142 | Slovakia | 3.7% | 2024 | up 50.7% | falling |
| 143 | Finland | 3.7% | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 144 | Luxembourg | 3.5% | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 145 | China | 3.4% | 2023 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 146 | Republic of Korea | 3.3% | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 147 | Cyprus | 3.0% | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 148 | Iceland | 2.9% | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 149 | Bahrain | 2.7% | 2023 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Singapore | 0.2% | 2023 | down 90.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa Eastern and Southern 25.8%
- IDA total 25.8%
- IDA blend 25.8%
- Lower middle income 25.8%
- Pre-demographic dividend 25.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 25.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 25.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 25.8%
- Euro area 6.3%
- European Union 6.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 20.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 20.1%
- Low income 19.0%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 16.8%
- Arab World 16.2%
- Africa Western and Central 15.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 14.2%
- South Asia 13.8%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 13.8%
- Latin America & Caribbean 13.6%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 13.6%
- IDA only 13.2%
- Low & middle income 13.1%
- Middle income 13.1%
- Upper middle income 13.0%
- IDA & IBRD total 12.2%
- IBRD only 12.1%
- Late-demographic dividend 11.9%
- Least developed countries 11.5%
- Early-demographic dividend 11.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 8.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 7.8%
- Other small states 6.7%
- Small states 6.7%
- Europe & Central Asia 6.6%
- World 6.5%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 6.2%
- OECD members 5.7%
- Caribbean Small States 5.5%
- High income 5.4%
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.