Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) was 12.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in IBRD only, 1960–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 12.1% for electric power transmission and distribution losses in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in IBRD only peaked at 13.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2023.
That places IBRD only 30th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 (% of output) in IBRD only, 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 | 9.8% | +11.8% |
| 1972 | 9.9% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 10.0% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 10.1% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 10.1% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 10.2% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 10.1% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 10.3% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 10.3% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 10.5% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 10.5% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 10.8% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 10.8% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 10.7% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 11.0% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 10.9% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 11.4% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 11.1% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 11.4% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 10.0% | -11.8% |
| 1991 | 10.5% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 10.7% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 11.3% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 11.4% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 12.2% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 12.3% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 12.6% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 13.3% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | +60.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in IBRD only 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +60.8% | 7.5% | 12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.9% | 8.3% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.0% | 8.8% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.9% | 10.5% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 10.0% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 11.0% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.6% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 7.5% | 12.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More energy & mining data for IBRD only
- Fuel imports 15.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 8.8% (2025)
- Fuel exports 6.2% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 4.7% (2025)
- Electric power consumption 3,557 kWh per capita (2024)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 9.0% (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 7.6% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.3% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.7% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.6% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in IBRD only?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in IBRD only was 12.1% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2023.
- How does IBRD only rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- IBRD only ranks 30th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.