Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Algeria
Algeria: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) was 8.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Algeria, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 8.9% for electric power transmission and distribution losses in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Algeria peaked at 20.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2024.
Algeria ranks 90th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.4% | — |
| 1991 | 15.1% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 12.2% | -19.5% |
| 1993 | 15.6% | +28.1% |
| 1994 | 16.2% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 18.5% | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 20.3% | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 19.7% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 19.1% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | -15.5% |
| 2001 | 16.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | +35.4% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | -3.6% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 8.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.4%, 86% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 8.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.2%, 79% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Algeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +35.4% | 13.2% | 17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8% | 12.2% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 13.2% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 12.1% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 8.9% | 11.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 87 Saudi Arabia 9.1% compare
- 88 Kuwait 9.0% compare
- 89 Bolivia 8.9% compare
- 91 Uruguay 8.5% compare
- 92 Kazakhstan 8.3% compare
- 93 Bangladesh 8.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Algeria
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Algeria?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Algeria was 8.9% 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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2024.
- How does Algeria rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Algeria ranks 90th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria 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.