Electric power transmission and distribution losses in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 3.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1971–2023
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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 3.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 8.8% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2023.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 45th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.3% | — |
| 1972 | 8.3% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 8.3% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 8.2% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 8.2% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 8.2% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 8.2% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 8.3% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 8.3% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 8.1% | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 8.8% | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 8.7% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 8.4% | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 8.7% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 8.8% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 8.3% | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 8.1% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 8.0% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 8.3% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 8.4% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 8.4% | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 8.2% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 7.9% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 7.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.3% | 8.2% | 8.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 8.1% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 7.5% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 6.4% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.9% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More energy & mining data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Fuel imports 19.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 12.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.3% (2024)
- Fuel exports 3.6% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.6% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 9.5% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 4,920 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 4.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 3.9% 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 1987.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 45th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.