Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) was 25.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Lower middle income, 1971–2024
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 Lower middle income is 25.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Lower middle income peaked at 24.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2023.
That places Lower middle income 9th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 15.0% | — |
| 1972 | 15.5% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 15.6% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 15.1% | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 15.4% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 15.8% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 15.3% | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 15.7% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 16.2% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 16.7% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 16.4% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 16.3% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 16.7% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 17.3% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 17.9% | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 17.0% | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 18.0% | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 17.5% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 18.2% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 16.4% | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 16.7% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 16.5% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 16.6% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 16.8% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 17.5% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 18.5% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 18.8% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 20.2% | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 22.2% | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 23.5% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 24.6% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 25.8% | +78.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Lower middle income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +78.6% | 14.4% | 25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.5% | 15.0% | 16.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 17.2% | 16.3% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 16.4% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 19.8% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 15.8% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 14.4% | 25.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More energy & mining data for Lower middle income
- Fuel imports 25.6% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 5.9% (2025)
- Fuel exports 24.8% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 4.6% (2025)
- Electric power consumption 928.17 kWh per capita (2024)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 5.2% (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 24.0% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.3% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.7% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.7% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Lower middle income?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Lower middle income was 25.8% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2023.
- How does Lower middle income rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Lower middle income ranks 9th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.