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
151
Highest
60.9%
Benin
Lowest
0.2%
Singapore
Median
9.9%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
7,853
What the numbers show
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) is currently reported for 151 countries. The highest value is 60.9% in Benin; the lowest is 0.2% in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.9%, and the mean is 12.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 282.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 93 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 168.6%), and the largest decrease in Singapore (down 89.4%).
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benin | 60.9% | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 2 | Iraq | 58.7% | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Congo | 51.3% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 4 | Honduras | 31.5% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 5 | Eswatini | 31.3% | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 6 | Sudan | 31.3% | 2024 | up 36.1% | flat |
| 7 | Togo | 28.1% | 2024 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 8 | Yemen | 27.6% | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 9 | Nicaragua | 26.6% | 2024 | up 12.9% | flat |
| 10 | Jamaica | 25.9% | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 11 | Kenya | 25.8% | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 12 | Chad | 25.4% | 2024 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 13 | Cameroon | 24.8% | 2024 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 14 | Botswana | 23.2% | 2024 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Panama | 21.6% | 2024 | up 53.1% | falling |
| 16 | Argentina | 21.5% | 2025 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 17 | Tunisia | 21.0% | 2024 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 20.7% | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 20.7% | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 20 | Libya | 20.2% | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 21 | Egypt | 19.9% | 2024 | up 68.0% | rising |
| 22 | Uganda | 19.4% | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 23 | Zambia | 19.2% | 2024 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.8% | 2024 | down 20.9% | flat |
| 25 | Gabon | 18.7% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 26 | Syria | 18.6% | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 27 | Estonia | 18.4% | 2025 | up 168.6% | falling |
| 28 | Venezuela | 18.3% | 2024 | down 55.5% | rising |
| 29 | Morocco | 18.1% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 30 | Albania | 18.0% | 2024 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Namibia | 17.8% | 2024 | down 50.7% | rising |
| 32 | Ecuador | 17.1% | 2024 | up 31.0% | falling |
| 33 | Gibraltar | 16.5% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 34 | Senegal | 16.5% | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 35 | Paraguay | 16.3% | 2024 | up 164.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Cuba | 16.2% | 2024 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 37 | Tajikistan | 16.2% | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 15.7% | 2024 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 39 | North Korea | 15.5% | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 40 | Haiti | 15.3% | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Pakistan | 15.2% | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 42 | Kosovo | 15.0% | 2014 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 42 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 15.0% | 2014 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 44 | Rwanda | 14.9% | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 45 | Brazil | 14.9% | 2025 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 46 | India | 14.5% | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 47 | Mozambique | 14.4% | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Nigeria | 14.1% | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 49 | Niger | 13.7% | 2024 | down 67.1% | rising |
| 50 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.7% | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 51 | Nepal | 13.4% | 2024 | down 58.4% | rising |
| 52 | Montenegro | 13.3% | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 53 | Guatemala | 13.2% | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 54 | Mongolia | 13.1% | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 12.7% | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 56 | Brunei | 12.7% | 2024 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Tanzania | 12.4% | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 58 | Croatia | 12.0% | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 59 | Oman | 11.9% | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 60 | Eritrea | 11.9% | 2024 | up 28.8% | falling |
| 61 | Suriname | 11.6% | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 62 | Peru | 11.6% | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 63 | Ghana | 11.5% | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Lebanon | 11.4% | 2024 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 65 | Angola | 11.3% | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 66 | Mexico | 11.3% | 2025 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 67 | Jordan | 11.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 68 | Curacao | 10.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | 10.7% | 2024 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 70 | Equatorial Guinea | 10.7% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 71 | Serbia | 10.6% | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 72 | Malta | 10.5% | 2024 | up 79.0% | falling |
| 73 | Cambodia | 10.2% | 2024 | down 54.8% | flat |
| 74 | Iran | 10.1% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 75 | Ukraine | 10.1% | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 76 | Greece | 9.9% | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 77 | South Africa | 9.8% | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 78 | Philippines | 9.8% | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 79 | Romania | 9.8% | 2024 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 80 | Moldova | 9.8% | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 81 | United Kingdom | 9.6% | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 9.5% | 2025 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 9.4% | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 84 | Portugal | 9.3% | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 85 | El Salvador | 9.3% | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 86 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 9.1% | 2024 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Saudi Arabia | 9.1% | 2024 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 88 | Kuwait | 9.0% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 89 | Bolivia | 8.9% | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 90 | Algeria | 8.9% | 2024 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 91 | Uruguay | 8.5% | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | 8.3% | 2024 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 93 | Bangladesh | 8.2% | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Russia | 8.0% | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 95 | Azerbaijan | 7.9% | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 96 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.9% | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 97 | Georgia | 7.9% | 2024 | up 36.5% | falling |
| 98 | Dominican Republic | 7.9% | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 99 | Spain | 7.8% | 2025 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 100 | Turkey | 7.8% | 2025 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 101 | Lithuania | 7.6% | 2025 | down 52.6% | rising |
| 102 | Myanmar | 7.2% | 2024 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 103 | Ireland | 7.2% | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 104 | Denmark | 7.2% | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 105 | Hungary | 7.1% | 2025 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 106 | Thailand | 7.0% | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 107 | Italy | 6.9% | 2025 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 108 | Malaysia | 6.9% | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 109 | New Zealand | 6.8% | 2025 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 110 | Colombia | 6.7% | 2025 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 111 | Vietnam | 6.7% | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 112 | Belarus | 6.6% | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 113 | France | 6.4% | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 114 | Switzerland | 6.3% | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 115 | Chile | 6.2% | 2025 | up 26.5% | falling |
| 116 | Indonesia | 6.1% | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 117 | Bulgaria | 6.0% | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 118 | Sweden | 5.8% | 2025 | up 34.3% | falling |
| 119 | Qatar | 5.7% | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 120 | Slovenia | 5.7% | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 121 | Mauritius | 5.6% | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 122 | Israel | 5.6% | 2025 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 123 | Luxembourg | 5.6% | 2025 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 124 | United Arab Emirates | 5.6% | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 125 | Laos | 5.5% | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Latvia | 5.4% | 2025 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 127 | United States | 5.3% | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 128 | Germany | 5.3% | 2025 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 129 | Madagascar | 5.3% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 130 | Poland | 5.2% | 2025 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 131 | Armenia | 5.1% | 2024 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Slovakia | 5.1% | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 133 | Japan | 4.6% | 2025 | up 20.3% | falling |
| 134 | Norway | 4.6% | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 135 | Belgium | 4.5% | 2025 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 136 | Canada | 4.4% | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 137 | Austria | 4.3% | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 138 | South Sudan | 4.2% | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 139 | Australia | 4.2% | 2025 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 140 | Hong Kong | 4.2% | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 141 | Czechia | 4.1% | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 142 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.1% | 2024 | up 58.1% | falling |
| 143 | Cyprus | 4.1% | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 144 | Finland | 3.8% | 2025 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 145 | Netherlands | 3.5% | 2025 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 146 | China | 3.1% | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 147 | South Korea | 3.0% | 2025 | up 38.3% | falling |
| 148 | Bahrain | 2.8% | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Uzbekistan | 2.7% | 2024 | down 83.4% | flat |
| 150 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2025 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 151 | Singapore | 0.2% | 2024 | down 89.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Pre-demographic dividend 35.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 20.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 20.2%
- Low income 18.9%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 16.8%
- Arab World 16.2%
- Africa Western and Central 15.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 14.4%
- Lower middle income 14.4%
- 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 blend 13.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 13.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 13.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 13.4%
- IDA total 13.3%
- IDA only 13.2%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 12.8%
- Early-demographic dividend 12.2%
- Least developed countries 11.6%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 9.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 8.5%
- Other small states 7.8%
- Low & middle income 7.8%
- IDA & IBRD total 7.8%
- Middle income 7.7%
- IBRD only 7.5%
- Europe & Central Asia 7.4%
- Small states 7.4%
- World 6.9%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 6.3%
- Euro area 6.3%
- Upper middle income 6.3%
- European Union 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.