Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 20.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1971–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
In 2023, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 20.1%. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 20.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 1973.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.2% | — |
| 1972 | 10.8% | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 10.4% | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 11.0% | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 11.5% | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 12.0% | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 12.5% | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 12.8% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 12.0% | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 13.5% | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 14.1% | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 13.3% | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 13.3% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 14.7% | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 15.4% | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 12.8% | -16.6% |
| 1987 | 13.4% | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 13.8% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 13.3% | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 13.1% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 13.1% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 12.7% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 14.0% | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 14.9% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 14.1% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 15.1% | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 15.9% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 16.1% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 17.1% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 17.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.6% | 10.4% | 12.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 12.8% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 12.7% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 15.9% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 16.6% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.3% | 20.1% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Fuel imports 16.8% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 3.2% (2019)
- Ores and metals exports 3.2% (2017)
- Fuel exports 47.0% (2017)
- Mineral rents 0.7% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 3.4% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 16.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 2.6% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 1,361 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 5.7% (2023)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 20.1% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 1973.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.