Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) was 7.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Lithuania, 1990–2025
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 7.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.1% on the previous year and down 52.6% 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 101st of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) 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% |
| 2025 | 7.6% | -25.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 7.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.0%, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 7.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.4%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Lithuania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +172.7% | 6.3% | 17.2% |
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 | 14.2% | 7.6% | 18.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More energy & mining data for Lithuania
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 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 -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)
- 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 7.6% in 2025, 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 101st out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. 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.