Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) was 25.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in IDA blend, 1971–2024
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 IDA blend is 25.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in IDA blend peaked at 27.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2021.
That places IDA blend 15th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 17.4% | — |
| 1972 | 17.1% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 16.3% | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 15.0% | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 16.5% | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 18.0% | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 17.3% | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 17.0% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 20.4% | +20.4% |
| 1980 | 23.7% | +16.0% |
| 1981 | 27.0% | +13.9% |
| 1982 | 21.0% | -22.3% |
| 1983 | 21.3% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 25.6% | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 21.0% | -17.8% |
| 1986 | 19.8% | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 20.7% | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 20.8% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 19.2% | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 14.2% | -26.0% |
| 1991 | 14.4% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 16.5% | +14.0% |
| 1993 | 15.9% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 16.5% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 16.7% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 17.0% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 21.1% | +18.4% |
| 1999 | 19.7% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 21.4% | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | -19.4% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | -15.9% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 25.8% | +89.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in IDA blend 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 | +89.5% | 13.6% | 25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.2% | 15.0% | 20.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 22.0% | 19.2% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.0% | 14.2% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 17.0% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 13.3% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 13.1% | 25.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More energy & mining data for IDA blend
- Fuel imports 27.2% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.5% (2025)
- Fuel exports 48.2% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 1.9% (2025)
- Electric power consumption 416.02 kWh per capita (2024)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 6.2% (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 36.2% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.1% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 1.6% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 7.2% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in IDA blend?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in IDA blend was 25.8% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2021.
- How does IDA blend rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- IDA blend ranks 15th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.