Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) was 13.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Upper middle income, 1960–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 13.0% for electric power transmission and distribution losses in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Upper middle income peaked at 11.5% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2022.
Upper middle income ranks 36th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.9% | — |
| 1961 | 9.4% | -5.2% |
| 1962 | 9.2% | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 10.6% | +14.6% |
| 1964 | 10.3% | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 10.1% | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 10.5% | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 11.0% | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 11.5% | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 10.7% | -7.0% |
| 1970 | 10.1% | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 9.3% | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 9.1% | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 9.2% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 9.2% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 9.2% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 9.3% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 9.4% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 9.5% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 9.6% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 9.7% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 9.9% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 10.2% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 10.1% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 9.8% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10.0% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 10.3% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 10.0% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 10.2% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 9.8% | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 10.3% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 10.3% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 10.8% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 11.4% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 11.5% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +107.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Upper middle income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +107.4% | 6.3% | 13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.3% | 9.2% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.4% | 9.1% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.0% | 9.7% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 9.8% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 9.5% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.3% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 6.2% | 13.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 33 Gibraltar 16.5% compare
- 34 Senegal 16.5% compare
- 35 Paraguay 16.3% compare
- 36 Cuba 16.2% compare
- 37 Tajikistan 16.2% compare
- 38 North Macedonia 15.7% compare
- 39 North Korea 15.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Upper middle income
- Fuel imports 14.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 9.6% (2025)
- Fuel exports 5.2% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 3.7% (2025)
- Electric power consumption 4,606 kWh per capita (2024)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 9.8% (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 6.2% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.1% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 3.8% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Upper middle income?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Upper middle income was 13.0% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 1968.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2022.
- How does Upper middle income rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Upper middle income ranks 36th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.