Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Argentina
Argentina: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 21.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Argentina, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
In 2024, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Argentina stood at 21.8%.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and up 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Argentina peaked at 23.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2015.
Argentina ranks 17th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.7% | — |
| 1991 | 18.5% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 19.7% | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 19.3% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 17.4% | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 15.9% | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 16.6% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 14.9% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 14.7% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 13.9% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -19.6% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | +40.7% |
| 2023 | 23.9% | +16.3% |
| 2024 | 21.8% | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 14.7% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 13.9% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 12.3% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 14.4% | 23.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Argentina?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Argentina was 21.8% 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2015.
- How does Argentina rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Argentina ranks 17th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Argentina 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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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.