Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Canada
Canada: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 4.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electric power transmission and distribution losses in Canada is 4.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Canada peaked at 8.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2007.
Canada ranks 138th of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.1% | — |
| 1991 | 7.2% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 7.0% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 6.6% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 7.1% | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 7.6% | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -59.2% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -20.3% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 6.6% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 3.4% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.0% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 135 Hong Kong, China 4.3% compare
- 136 Czechia 4.3% compare
- 137 Trinidad and Tobago 4.2% compare
- 139 South Sudan 4.0% compare
- 140 Israel 3.9% compare
- 141 Austria 3.8% compare
More energy & mining data for Canada
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.48 % 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 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 6.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Canada?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Canada was 4.2% 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2007.
- How does Canada rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Canada ranks 138th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.