Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) was 9.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka is 9.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Sri Lanka peaked at 21.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2017.
Sri Lanka ranks 83rd 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 (% of output) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.7% | — |
| 1991 | 18.1% | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 16.8% | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 17.8% | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 17.6% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 18.0% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 17.1% | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 17.5% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 18.6% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 20.6% | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -38.7% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -21.7% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +65.7% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | +0.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 9.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.4%, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +65.7% | 5.5% | 9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 16.7% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 14.3% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 5.5% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.9% | 9.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 80 Moldova 9.8% compare
- 81 United Kingdom 9.6% compare
- 82 Costa Rica 9.5% compare
- 84 Portugal 9.3% compare
- 85 El Salvador 9.3% compare
- 86 Democratic Republic of Congo 9.1% compare
More energy & mining data for Sri Lanka
- 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 4.83 % 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 (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Sri Lanka?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Sri Lanka was 9.4% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Sri Lanka ranks 83rd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.