Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) was 25.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Jamaica, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 25.9% for electric power transmission and distribution losses in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Jamaica peaked at 28.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1996.
Jamaica ranks 10th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.6% | — |
| 1991 | 18.0% | +23.6% |
| 1992 | 11.4% | -36.5% |
| 1993 | 10.4% | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 9.7% | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | -18.6% |
| 1996 | 7.4% | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 8.3% | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 8.1% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | +116.6% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 25.9% | -3.9% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 25.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.4%, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 25.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.4%, 2.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +116.6% | 11.0% | 23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 7.4% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 8.5% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 21.4% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 25.9% | 28.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More energy & mining data for Jamaica
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 23.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Jamaica?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Jamaica was 25.9% 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1996.
- How does Jamaica rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Jamaica ranks 10th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.