Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Lithuania
Lithuania: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 10.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Lithuania, 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 Lithuania is 10.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.5% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Lithuania peaked at 26.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1990.
Lithuania ranks 70th 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 in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.5% | — |
| 1991 | 5.8% | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 9.0% | +54.4% |
| 1993 | 15.6% | +73.2% |
| 1994 | 19.8% | +26.7% |
| 1995 | 14.4% | -26.9% |
| 1996 | 10.6% | -26.7% |
| 1997 | 10.7% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | -19.2% |
| 1999 | 9.8% | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +24.9% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +172.7% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | +32.3% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | +21.9% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | -22.7% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | -20.6% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | -27.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 5.5% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.3% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 16.1% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 10.2% | 18.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 67 Croatia 10.3% compare
- 68 Serbia 10.3% compare
- 69 South Africa 10.2% compare
- 71 Ukraine 10.2% compare
- 72 Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.0% compare
- 73 Philippines 10.0% compare
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -4.36 % 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 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 16.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Lithuania?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Lithuania was 10.2% 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1990.
- How does Lithuania rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Lithuania ranks 70th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.