Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Eswatini
Eswatini: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 28.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini is 28.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.6% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Eswatini peaked at 75.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2010.
Eswatini ranks 8th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.1% | — |
| 1991 | 21.4% | -28.7% |
| 1992 | 21.1% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 23.4% | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 29.5% | +26.0% |
| 1995 | 33.1% | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 37.3% | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 42.0% | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 45.8% | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 60.3% | +31.5% |
| 2000 | 65.4% | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 66.1% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 75.7% | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 71.4% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 65.0% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 69.8% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 65.4% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | -23.3% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | -58.1% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 30.6% | +60.5% |
| 2012 | 33.9% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 37.3% | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 56.1% | +24.0% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | -49.3% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | +31.9% |
| 2019 | 39.7% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | -31.6% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 28.1% | +22.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.4% | 21.1% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.3% | 21.0% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 19.1% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 22.9% | 28.1% | 4 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.39 % 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)
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- Fuel imports 18.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Eswatini?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Eswatini was 28.1% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2010.
- How does Eswatini rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Eswatini ranks 8th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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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.