Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 3.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1971–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 3.9% for electric power transmission and distribution losses in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is down 72.8% on the previous year and down 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 14.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2024.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 44th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.0% | — |
| 1972 | 9.5% | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 9.1% | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 9.6% | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 10.1% | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 10.9% | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 11.0% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 10.6% | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 10.9% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 12.5% | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 11.5% | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 11.1% | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 11.2% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 12.2% | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 9.5% | -22.4% |
| 1987 | 10.6% | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 11.2% | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 10.6% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 10.4% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 10.6% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 10.4% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 11.1% | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 11.5% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 11.4% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 11.1% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 12.0% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 12.2% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | -72.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 | -72.8% | 14.4% | 3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.2% | 9.1% | 11.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 9.5% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 10.4% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 11.9% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 12.3% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 3.9% | 14.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More energy & mining data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Fuel imports 10.3% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 3.4% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 3.9% (2023)
- Fuel exports 66.5% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.4% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 3.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 17.3% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 6.7% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 2,359 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 3.6% (2023)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 3.9% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 44th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.