Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 25.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1971–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 25.8% for electric power transmission and distribution losses in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 102.5% on the previous year and up 139.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 25.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1986.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 1st out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.9% | — |
| 1972 | 7.1% | -9.4% |
| 1973 | 7.3% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 7.4% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 7.5% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 7.4% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 7.3% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 8.2% | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 8.0% | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 8.1% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 7.6% | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 7.8% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 8.2% | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 6.7% | -18.3% |
| 1985 | 6.8% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 5.1% | -25.0% |
| 1987 | 5.9% | +17.4% |
| 1988 | 5.6% | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 6.0% | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 6.9% | +14.8% |
| 1991 | 7.5% | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 8.3% | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 7.8% | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 8.3% | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 7.0% | -16.2% |
| 1996 | 8.1% | +16.2% |
| 1997 | 8.4% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 25.8% | +102.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Africa Eastern and Southern changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +102.5% | 12.7% | 25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.6% | 7.1% | 8.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 5.1% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 6.9% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.0% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.1% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 12.5% | 25.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More energy & mining data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Fuel imports 19.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 22.8% (2024)
- Fuel exports 27.5% (2024)
- Mineral rents 4.3% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.1% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 10.3% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 484 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 62.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Africa Eastern and Southern was 25.8% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1986.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 1st out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.