Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in India
India: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) was 14.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in India, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
In 2024, electric power transmission and distribution losses in India stood at 14.5%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in India peaked at 28.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2024.
That places India 46th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in India, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.5% | — |
| 1991 | 19.5% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 18.5% | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 18.2% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 18.0% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 20.9% | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 21.0% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 22.4% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 26.1% | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 27.6% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 28.7% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 27.0% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 27.2% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | -1.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 14.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.3%, 89% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.3% | 18.0% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 21.3% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 16.4% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 14.5% | 17.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.7224 % 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 (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 28.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in India?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in India was 14.5% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2024.
- How does India rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- India ranks 46th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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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.