Electric power transmission and distribution losses in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 4.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 4.3% for electric power transmission and distribution losses in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in United Arab Emirates peaked at 9.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2023.
That places United Arab Emirates 134th out of 151 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.0% | — |
| 1991 | 9.0% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9.0% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | -31.1% |
| 1996 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -9.2% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 4.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.9%, 73% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 4.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.8%, 44% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses in United Arab Emirates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -31.1% | 9.0% | 6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 6.2% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.1% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 131 Uzbekistan 4.9% compare
- 132 Australia 4.7% compare
- 133 Belgium 4.3% compare
- 135 Hong Kong, China 4.3% compare
- 136 Czechia 4.3% compare
- 137 Trinidad and Tobago 4.2% compare
More energy & mining data for United Arab Emirates
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.48 % 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 (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 4.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in United Arab Emirates?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in United Arab Emirates was 4.3% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2023.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 134th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.