Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Chad
Chad: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) was 25.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Chad, 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 Chad stood at 25.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Chad peaked at 33.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1990.
Chad ranks 12th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.5% | — |
| 1991 | 7.8% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 8.1% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.8% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 33.3% | +266.7% |
| 2002 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 32.7% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 33.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 33.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | +0.3% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 25.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 14.9%, 1.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Chad's 25.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.7%, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Chad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +266.7% | 9.1% | 33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.5% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 9.1% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 28.9% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 25.4% | 28.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More energy & mining data for Chad
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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 17.9% (1995)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Chad?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Chad was 25.4% 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1990.
- How does Chad rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Chad ranks 12th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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.