Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Curacao
Curacao: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) was 10.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Curacao, 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 Curacao is 10.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Curacao peaked at 18.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1996.
Curacao ranks 68th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.2% | — |
| 1991 | 14.0% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 12.9% | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 12.1% | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 12.4% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 12.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 9.6% | -22.4% |
| 1997 | 11.7% | +21.5% |
| 1998 | 12.0% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 12.3% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | -34.8% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +28.6% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | -0.2% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 10.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.0%, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 10.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.4%, 88% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Curacao 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -34.8% | 16.0% | 10.4% |
| 2013 | +28.6% | 10.4% | 13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.3% | 9.6% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 12.9% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 10.4% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 11.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More energy & mining data for Curacao
- Primary energy from nuclear, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Primary energy from nuclear, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Electric power consumption 5,610 kWh per capita (2024)
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 55,315 tonnes (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita 0.3608 units per person (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre 124.58 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, annual growth rate 15.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 3.1% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Curacao?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Curacao was 10.9% 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 Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1996.
- How does Curacao rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Curacao ranks 68th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao 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.