Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Algeria
Algeria: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 9.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Algeria, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 9.2% for electric power transmission and distribution losses in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 50.0% 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, 9.2%, in 2023.
Algeria ranks 84th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses 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% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | -4.6% |
| 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% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -4.3% |
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 | 10.2% | 9.2% | 11.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 81 Turkmenistan 9.6% compare
- 82 Lebanon 9.6% compare
- 83 Sri Lanka 9.2% compare
- 85 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.1% compare
- 86 Saudi Arabia 9.1% compare
- 87 Costa Rica 9.1% compare
More energy & mining data for Algeria
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 4.2% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Algeria?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Algeria was 9.2% in 2023, 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 9.2% in 2023.
- How does Algeria rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Algeria ranks 84th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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.