Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 15.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electric power transmission and distribution losses in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 15.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 15.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1991.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 38th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.3% | — |
| 1991 | 9.3% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 13.2% | +40.8% |
| 1993 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13.5% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 14.7% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 15.5% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 15.3% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 15.8% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | +0.3% |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 15.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 18.3%, 85% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 15.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.6%, 2.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +40.8% | 9.3% | 13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.2% | 9.3% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 15.6% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 15.5% | 15.8% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 15.5% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1991.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 38th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.