Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Egypt
Egypt: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 19.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Egypt, 1990–2023
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 Egypt is 19.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Egypt peaked at 21.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1996.
Egypt ranks 24th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.5% | — |
| 1991 | 8.6% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 8.9% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 9.2% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 8.6% | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | -34.9% |
| 1997 | 6.5% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | +92.1% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | +31.2% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +29.3% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | +33.5% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | +29.7% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +27.2% |
| 2021 | 21.2% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 6.1% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 9.6% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 8.5% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 19.9% | 21.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Egypt?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Egypt was 19.9% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1996.
- How does Egypt rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Egypt ranks 24th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.