Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Congo
Congo: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) was 51.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
Congo recorded 51.3% for electric power transmission and distribution losses in 2024.
The figure is up 19.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Congo peaked at 86.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 1991.
That places Congo 3rd out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.7% | — |
| 1991 | 18.8% | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 21.5% | +14.6% |
| 1993 | 31.2% | +45.2% |
| 1994 | 25.6% | -17.9% |
| 1995 | 31.1% | +21.3% |
| 1996 | 27.1% | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 26.7% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 41.6% | +55.6% |
| 1999 | 82.9% | +99.4% |
| 2000 | 86.6% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 86.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 76.8% | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 70.3% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 59.4% | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 51.9% | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 44.5% | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 44.5% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 46.1% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 44.7% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 45.4% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 43.6% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 47.2% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 42.9% | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 51.3% | +19.6% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 51.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.3%, 3.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Congo's 51.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.7%, 3.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +99.4% | 41.6% | 82.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.6% | 18.8% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 70.3% | 86.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 44.5% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 42.9% | 51.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More energy & mining data for Congo
- 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 4.13 % 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 5.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Congo?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Congo was 51.3% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 1991.
- How does Congo rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Congo ranks 3rd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.