Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) was 5.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Mauritius, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
In 2024, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Mauritius stood at 5.6%.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Mauritius peaked at 9.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2020.
Mauritius ranks 121st of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.0% | — |
| 1991 | 9.0% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 9.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 9.0% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 9.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 9.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 9.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +29.6% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | -1.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 5.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.4%, 55% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 5.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.7%, 36% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Mauritius 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +29.6% | 4.9% | 6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.7% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 4.9% | 6.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More energy & mining data for Mauritius
- 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 6.12 % 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 22.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Mauritius?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Mauritius was 5.6% 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Mauritius ranks 121st out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.