Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) was 9.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Kuwait, 1990–2024
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 Kuwait is 9.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Kuwait peaked at 12.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1993.
Kuwait ranks 88th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.7% | — |
| 1991 | 6.4% | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 6.0% | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | +50.2% |
| 1995 | 11.0% | +35.6% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -30.3% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 9.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.0%, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 9.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.2%, 81% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Kuwait 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +50.2% | 5.4% | 8.1% |
| 1995 | +35.6% | 8.1% | 11.0% |
| 2014 | -30.3% | 12.7% | 8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 5.4% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 10.7% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.8% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.9% | 9.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 85 El Salvador 9.3% compare
- 86 Democratic Republic of Congo 9.1% compare
- 87 Saudi Arabia 9.1% compare
- 89 Bolivia 8.9% compare
- 90 Algeria 8.9% compare
- 91 Uruguay 8.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Kuwait
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0.0001 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 1.04 % 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 0.0001 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)
- Fuel imports 0.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Kuwait?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Kuwait was 9.0% 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1993.
- How does Kuwait rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Kuwait ranks 88th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.