Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Suriname
Suriname: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) was 11.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Suriname, 2000–2024
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 Suriname is 11.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Suriname peaked at 11.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2010.
Suriname ranks 61st of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +25.5% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -17.4% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +24.1% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 11.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.4%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 11.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.4%, 94% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Suriname 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +25.5% | 9.0% | 11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 8.5% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More energy & mining data for Suriname
- 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 0.3856 % 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 12.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Suriname?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Suriname was 11.6% 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2010.
- How does Suriname rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Suriname ranks 61st out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.