Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Iceland
Iceland: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 2.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Iceland, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 2.9% for electric power transmission and distribution losses in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Iceland peaked at 8.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2013.
That places Iceland 149th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.8% | — |
| 1991 | 8.6% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | -12.4% |
| 1993 | 6.6% | -12.2% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | -24.2% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | +31.2% |
| 1996 | 8.9% | +34.9% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | -23.0% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | -23.4% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +22.8% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -23.2% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +35.8% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -28.7% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -25.5% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +33.1% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 5.0% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.0% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 5 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -4.9 % 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 0.0002 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 (2024)
- Fuel imports 9.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Iceland?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Iceland was 2.9% 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2013.
- How does Iceland rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Iceland ranks 149th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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.