Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Small states
Small states: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) was 6.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Small states, 1960–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
In 2024, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Small states stood at 6.7%.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Small states peaked at 17.8% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2020.
Small states ranks 32nd of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Small states, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.7% | — |
| 1961 | 14.8% | -11.6% |
| 1962 | 15.0% | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 15.7% | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 14.7% | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 15.6% | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 15.9% | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 17.8% | +12.0% |
| 1968 | 17.3% | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 15.4% | -10.6% |
| 1970 | 11.1% | -28.2% |
| 1971 | 6.7% | -40.0% |
| 1972 | 6.5% | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 6.3% | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 6.4% | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 6.5% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 6.4% | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 6.5% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 6.0% | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 5.9% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 5.8% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 5.9% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 5.8% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 6.1% | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 5.7% | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 5.8% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 6.1% | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 6.5% | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 8.7% | +32.7% |
| 1989 | 8.7% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 7.7% | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 8.6% | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 8.7% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 10.5% | +20.6% |
| 1994 | 11.0% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 12.4% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | -14.4% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | -8.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -40.0% | 11.1% | 6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.9% | 14.7% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.8% | 5.9% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 5.7% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 7.7% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.0% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.6% | 7.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More energy & mining data for Small states
- Fuel imports 15.9% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.5% (2025)
- Fuel exports 26.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 5.1% (2025)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.2% (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 8.5% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.3% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 1.8% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.7% (2021)
- Electricity production from oil sources 0.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Small states?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Small states was 6.7% 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 1967.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2020.
- How does Small states rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Small states ranks 32nd out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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.