Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in IDA total
IDA total: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) was 25.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in IDA total, 1971–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 25.8% for electric power transmission and distribution losses in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in IDA total peaked at 20.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1974.
IDA total ranks 19th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 14.9% | — |
| 1972 | 14.0% | -6.1% |
| 1973 | 13.2% | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 12.2% | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 13.1% | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 14.0% | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 13.8% | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 14.1% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 16.3% | +15.2% |
| 1980 | 17.8% | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 19.5% | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 16.6% | -15.0% |
| 1983 | 17.6% | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 19.8% | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 17.7% | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 16.6% | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 17.6% | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 19.0% | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 18.0% | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 14.3% | -20.8% |
| 1991 | 14.8% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 15.8% | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 16.1% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 16.9% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 17.2% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 17.8% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 18.5% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 20.2% | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 19.1% | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 19.2% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 20.8% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 19.8% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 25.8% | +93.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in IDA total 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 | +93.1% | 13.3% | 25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.9% | 12.2% | 16.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 18.0% | 16.6% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.1% | 14.3% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 17.6% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 13.2% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 13.0% | 25.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More energy & mining data for IDA total
- Fuel imports 24.1% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.7% (2023)
- Fuel exports 28.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 8.5% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 372.3 kWh per capita (2024)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 5.6% (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 50.2% (2024)
- Mineral rents 2.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 1.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 7.1% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in IDA total?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in IDA total 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1974.
- How does IDA total rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- IDA total ranks 19th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this IDA total 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.