Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 11.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Late-demographic dividend, 1960–2024
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 Late-demographic dividend is 11.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 132.5% on the previous year and up 67.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 11.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2023.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 26th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.9% | — |
| 1961 | 9.6% | -3.8% |
| 1962 | 9.3% | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 9.5% | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 9.4% | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 9.4% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 8.9% | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 8.4% | -6.6% |
| 1968 | 8.2% | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 8.3% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 8.8% | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 9.1% | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 9.2% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 9.1% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 9.2% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 9.1% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 9.4% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 9.2% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 9.2% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 9.3% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 9.3% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 9.2% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 9.2% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 9.0% | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 9.1% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 9.1% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 9.1% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 9.5% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 9.3% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 9.4% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 8.8% | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 9.2% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 9.4% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 10.1% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 10.5% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 10.6% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 10.4% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 10.5% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 10.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | +132.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.1% | 8.2% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.2% | 8.8% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.2% | 9.0% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 8.8% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 8.3% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.1% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.1% | 11.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More energy & mining data for Late-demographic dividend
- Fuel imports 16.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 9.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.5% (2024)
- Fuel exports 8.6% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.1% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.8% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.2% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 15.5% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 5,474 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 33.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Late-demographic dividend?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Late-demographic dividend was 11.9% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2023.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 26th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.