Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 9.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Turkmenistan, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
In 2023, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Turkmenistan stood at 9.6%.
That represents a change of down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Turkmenistan peaked at 14.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1992.
Turkmenistan ranks 81st of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.9% | — |
| 1991 | 9.9% | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 8.3% | -15.7% |
| 1993 | 9.3% | +12.1% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | +32.1% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 13.4% | +35.6% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.5% | 8.3% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 13.1% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 12.5% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.6% | 12.1% | 4 |
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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 11.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas production 724.26 terawatt-hours (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Turkmenistan?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Turkmenistan was 9.6% 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1992.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Turkmenistan ranks 81st out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.