Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 4.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Hong Kong, China, 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 Hong Kong, China is 4.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Hong Kong, China peaked at 15.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2023.
That places Hong Kong, China 135th out of 151 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.4% | — |
| 1991 | 10.8% | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 10.9% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 11.6% | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 15.2% | +30.7% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -63.7% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | -14.8% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -3.7% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 4.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.9%, 73% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 4.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.6%, 64% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Hong Kong, China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -63.7% | 14.8% | 5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 4.4% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.6% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More energy & mining data for Hong Kong, China
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.6559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Hong Kong, China?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Hong Kong, China was 4.3% 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2023.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 135th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.