Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Israel
Israel: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 3.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Israel, 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 Israel stood at 3.9%.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Israel peaked at 5.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2008.
Israel ranks 140th of 151 countries on this measure, 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.7% | — |
| 1991 | 5.0% | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 4.5% | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 3.7% | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | +52.4% |
| 1998 | 5.7% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | -39.3% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -21.0% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +52.7% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +51.9% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -31.7% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +34.7% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.4% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 137 Trinidad and Tobago 4.2% compare
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- 143 Slovakia 3.7% compare
More energy & mining data for Israel
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.97 % 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 (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 (2025)
- Fuel imports 10.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Israel?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Israel was 3.9% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2008.
- How does Israel rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Israel ranks 140th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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.