Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Euro area
Euro area: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 6.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Euro area, 1960–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 6.3% for electric power transmission and distribution losses in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Euro area peaked at 9.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1992.
Euro area ranks 35th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.0% | — |
| 1961 | 8.9% | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 8.6% | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 8.5% | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 8.0% | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 7.8% | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 7.4% | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 7.5% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 7.2% | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 7.2% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 7.1% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 6.9% | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 6.8% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 6.8% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 6.5% | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 6.8% | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 6.5% | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 6.6% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 6.3% | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 6.2% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 6.4% | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 6.4% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 6.4% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 6.7% | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 6.5% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 6.6% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 6.3% | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 6.2% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 6.3% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 6.1% | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 6.3% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 5.9% | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 5.9% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 6.3% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 6.2% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.0% | 7.2% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 6.2% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 6.1% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 5.9% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 32 Tajikistan 17.3% compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 17.1% compare
- 34 Ecuador 17.0% compare
- 35 Tanzania, United Republic of 16.8% compare
- 36 Mozambique 16.6% compare
- 37 Gibraltar 16.5% compare
- 38 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 15.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Euro area
- Fuel imports 12.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.9% (2024)
- Fuel exports 5.6% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 0.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 23.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 6,014 kWh per capita (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 11.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Euro area?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Euro area was 6.3% 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1992.
- How does Euro area rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Euro area ranks 35th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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.