Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Poland
Poland: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 6.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Poland, 1990–2024
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 Poland is 6.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Poland peaked at 13.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2021.
Poland ranks 108th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.7% | — |
| 1991 | 10.4% | +34.0% |
| 1992 | 11.4% | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 12.6% | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 12.8% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 13.0% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 12.6% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 11.7% | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 10.3% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 9.7% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 7.7% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.1% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.1% | 6.8% | 5 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 7.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Poland?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Poland was 6.8% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2021.
- How does Poland rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Poland ranks 108th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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.