Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Kenya
Kenya: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 25.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Kenya, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 25.8% for electric power transmission and distribution losses in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Kenya peaked at 25.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 1991.
That places Kenya 12th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.0% | — |
| 1991 | 14.8% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 14.9% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 15.7% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 15.5% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 18.2% | +17.3% |
| 1996 | 17.8% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 21.0% | +18.3% |
| 1998 | 20.3% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 21.6% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 21.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 21.0% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | -16.3% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 22.9% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 25.8% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 14.8% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 15.7% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 14.9% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 22.8% | 25.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Kenya?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Kenya 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 1991.
- How does Kenya rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Kenya ranks 12th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.