Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): 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 (IDA & IBRD), 1971–2023
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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 20.1%, measured in 2023. 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 (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 20.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 1973.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 (IDA & IBRD), 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 (IDA & IBRD)
- Fuel imports 16.8% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 3.2% (2019)
- Ores and metals exports 3.2% (2017)
- Fuel exports 47.4% (2017)
- Mineral rents 0.8% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 3.4% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 16.2% (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 (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 1973.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD) 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.