Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) was 5.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 5.3% for electric power transmission and distribution losses in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Madagascar peaked at 5.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1990.
Madagascar ranks 129th of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.3% | — |
| 1991 | 3.3% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +24.2% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +20.2% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +20.7% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -0.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 5.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 14.9%, 35% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 5.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.7%, 34% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.4% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More energy & mining data for Madagascar
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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 18.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Madagascar?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Madagascar was 5.3% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Madagascar ranks 129th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.