Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Serbia
Serbia: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 10.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Serbia, 1990–2023
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 Serbia is 10.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Serbia peaked at 17.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1990.
Serbia ranks 68th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.6% | — |
| 1991 | 9.7% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | +54.2% |
| 1994 | 15.2% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 15.7% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 16.7% | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 15.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 17.2% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 17.7% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 17.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | -12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 9.6% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 14.7% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 11.5% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 10.3% | 11.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Serbia?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Serbia was 10.3% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1990.
- How does Serbia rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Serbia ranks 68th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.