Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) was 10.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 10.7% for electric power transmission and distribution losses in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 11.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1991.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 70th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.4% | — |
| 1991 | 3.2% | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | +75.0% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 9.7% | +64.5% |
| 1997 | 11.1% | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | -38.6% |
| 1999 | 7.7% | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | +30.1% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | +0.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 10.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.4%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 10.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.7%, 68% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +75.0% | 3.6% | 6.2% |
| 1996 | +64.5% | 5.9% | 9.7% |
| 1998 | -38.6% | 11.1% | 6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 3.2% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 6.8% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 7.6% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More energy & mining data for Equatorial Guinea
- 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 -13.82 % 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 2.7% (1983)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Equatorial Guinea?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Equatorial Guinea was 10.7% 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1991.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 70th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.