Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Niger
Niger: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) was 13.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Niger, 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 Niger stood at 13.7%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 41.8% on the previous year and down 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Niger peaked at 54.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2024.
Niger ranks 49th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.8% | — |
| 1991 | 21.7% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 22.4% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 23.1% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 24.3% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 27.5% | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 25.0% | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 29.1% | +16.6% |
| 1998 | 29.5% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 30.3% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | -37.4% |
| 2001 | 21.1% | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | -23.1% |
| 2003 | 26.8% | +65.1% |
| 2004 | 28.8% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 29.3% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | +19.2% |
| 2008 | 39.5% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 44.7% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 38.9% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 39.6% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 33.6% | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 41.8% | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | -54.9% |
| 2017 | 36.1% | +103.5% |
| 2018 | 54.9% | +51.9% |
| 2019 | 50.6% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 46.9% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 49.5% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | -52.3% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | -41.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 13.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 14.9%, 92% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Niger's 13.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.7%, 88% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +103.5% | 17.7% | 36.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.5% | 21.7% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 16.2% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 17.7% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 13.7% | 51.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 46 India 14.5% compare
- 47 Mozambique 14.4% compare
- 48 Nigeria 14.1% compare
- 50 Cote d'Ivoire 13.7% compare
- 51 Nepal 13.4% compare
- 52 Montenegro 13.3% compare
More energy & mining data for Niger
- 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 -6.6 % 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 12.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Niger?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Niger was 13.7% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Niger ranks 49th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.