Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 7.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2024
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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 7.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 13.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2024.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.6% | — |
| 1961 | 9.2% | -4.2% |
| 1962 | 9.0% | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 9.2% | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 9.3% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 9.3% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 8.9% | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 8.3% | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 8.8% | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 8.0% | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 8.3% | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 8.4% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 8.7% | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 8.6% | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 8.9% | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 8.5% | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 8.5% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 8.5% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 9.1% | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 8.9% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 8.6% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 8.5% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 9.1% | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 9.2% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 9.1% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 9.4% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 9.4% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 9.0% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 8.4% | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 8.9% | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 9.6% | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 10.6% | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 11.3% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 11.5% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 12.6% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 13.4% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 13.3% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 13.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.9% | 8.3% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.5% | 8.0% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 8.5% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 8.4% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 11.4% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.1% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.8% | 9.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 27 Cuba 18.7% compare
- 28 Tunisia 18.3% compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 18.3% compare
- 30 Rwanda 18.3% compare
- 31 Morocco 18.2% compare
- 32 Tajikistan 17.3% compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 17.1% compare
More energy & mining data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Fuel imports 8.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 6.6% (2021)
- Fuel exports 22.7% (2021)
- Mineral rents 1.9% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 2.8% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 10.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 11.3% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 4,571 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 3.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 7.8% 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2024.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.