Electric power transmission and distribution losses in China
China: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 3.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in China, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
China recorded 3.4% for electric power transmission and distribution losses in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in China peaked at 7.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2022.
China ranks 146th of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in China, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.0% | — |
| 1991 | 7.2% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 7.2% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 7.4% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | -13.0% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | +15.0% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 6.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 6.1% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.4% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in China?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in China was 3.4% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2022.
- How does China rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- China ranks 146th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.