Electric power transmission and distribution losses in European Union
European Union: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 6.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in European Union, 1960–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
European Union recorded 6.2% for electric power transmission and distribution losses in 2024.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in European Union peaked at 9.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2017.
European Union ranks 37th 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 European Union, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.4% | — |
| 1961 | 9.3% | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 9.0% | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 8.8% | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 8.5% | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 8.2% | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 7.9% | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 7.9% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 7.7% | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 7.5% | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 7.5% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 7.2% | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 7.1% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 7.1% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 7.0% | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 7.2% | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 7.1% | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 7.0% | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 6.7% | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 6.7% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 6.9% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 6.8% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 6.8% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 7.1% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 7.0% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 7.0% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 6.7% | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 6.7% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 6.6% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 6.5% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 6.6% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 6.4% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 6.8% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.4% | 7.5% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.0% | 6.7% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 6.5% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.4% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 6.3% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 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
- 39 Pakistan 15.4% compare
- 40 Kosovo 15.0% compare
- 40 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 15.0% compare
More energy & mining data for European Union
- Fuel imports 11.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.8% (2024)
- Fuel exports 5.3% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.1% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 0.2% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 22.7% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 5,998 kWh per capita (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 12.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in European Union?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in European Union was 6.2% 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2017.
- How does European Union rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- European Union ranks 37th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union 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.