Electric power transmission and distribution losses in World
World: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 6.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in World, 1960–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
In 2024, electric power transmission and distribution losses in World stood at 6.5%. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in World peaked at 9.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2024.
That places World 34th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in World, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.4% | — |
| 1961 | 9.2% | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 8.9% | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 8.7% | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 8.6% | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 8.7% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 8.7% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 8.4% | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 8.0% | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 8.0% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 8.2% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 8.3% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 8.1% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 7.9% | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 8.3% | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 8.4% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 8.1% | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 8.2% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 8.1% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 8.3% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 7.8% | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 8.1% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 8.2% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 7.6% | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 7.8% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 7.5% | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 7.2% | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 7.1% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 8.8% | +23.0% |
| 1990 | 8.4% | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 7.9% | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 8.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 8.4% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 8.3% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 8.5% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 8.6% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 8.3% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 8.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 8.0% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.2% | 7.9% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 7.1% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 7.9% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 8.3% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.3% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 31 Morocco 18.2% compare
- 32 Tajikistan 17.3% compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 17.1% compare
- 34 Ecuador 17.0% compare
- 35 Tanzania, United Republic of 16.8% compare
- 36 Mozambique 16.6% compare
- 37 Gibraltar 16.5% compare
More energy & mining data for World
- Fuel imports 13.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.0% (2024)
- Fuel exports 10.7% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.8% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 3.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 16.5% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 3,558 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 30.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in World?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in World was 6.5% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2024.
- How does World rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- World ranks 34th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.