Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) by country
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.
Countries reporting
149
Highest
61.8%
Iraq
Lowest
0.2%
Singapore
Median
9.8%
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
7,712
What the numbers show
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) is currently reported for 149 countries. The highest value is 61.8% in Iraq; the lowest is 0.2% in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.8%, and the mean is 12.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 269.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 200.5%), and the largest decrease in Singapore (down 90.0%).
Electric power transmission and distribution losses: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq | 61.8% | 2023 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Benin | 58.6% | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 3 | Niger | 45.8% | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 4 | Congo | 38.5% | 2023 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 5 | Honduras | 33.8% | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 6 | Togo | 32.5% | 2023 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Yemen | 31.2% | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 8 | Eswatini | 28.1% | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 9 | Namibia | 27.8% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 10 | Sudan | 27.1% | 2023 | up 55.9% | flat |
| 11 | Jamaica | 26.9% | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 12 | Kenya | 25.8% | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 13 | Chad | 23.6% | 2023 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 23.0% | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 15 | Cameroon | 22.0% | 2023 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 16 | Syria | 21.9% | 2023 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 17 | Argentina | 21.8% | 2024 | up 69.9% | flat |
| 18 | Nicaragua | 21.5% | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 19 | Venezuela | 21.4% | 2023 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 20.7% | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 21 | Botswana | 20.6% | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Estonia | 20.3% | 2024 | up 200.5% | falling |
| 23 | Libya | 20.2% | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 24 | Egypt | 19.9% | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 25 | Uganda | 18.9% | 2023 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 26 | Gabon | 18.9% | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 27 | Cuba | 18.7% | 2023 | up 21.9% | flat |
| 28 | Tunisia | 18.3% | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.3% | 2023 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 30 | Rwanda | 18.3% | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 31 | Morocco | 18.2% | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 32 | Tajikistan | 17.3% | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 17.1% | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 34 | Ecuador | 17.0% | 2023 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 35 | Tanzania | 16.8% | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 36 | Mozambique | 16.6% | 2023 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Gibraltar | 16.5% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 38 | North Korea | 15.5% | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 39 | Pakistan | 15.4% | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 41 | Brazil | 15.0% | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 42 | Haiti | 14.7% | 2022 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 43 | Nepal | 14.4% | 2023 | down 56.1% | rising |
| 44 | Mongolia | 14.2% | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 45 | India | 14.2% | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 46 | Nigeria | 14.2% | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 47 | North Macedonia | 13.9% | 2023 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 48 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.7% | 2023 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 49 | Senegal | 13.1% | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 12.8% | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 51 | Brunei | 12.7% | 2023 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 52 | Guatemala | 12.4% | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 53 | Albania | 12.3% | 2023 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Paraguay | 11.9% | 2023 | up 113.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Eritrea | 11.8% | 2023 | up 26.1% | falling |
| 56 | Suriname | 11.6% | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 57 | Cambodia | 11.6% | 2023 | down 57.4% | flat |
| 58 | Peru | 11.3% | 2023 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 59 | Montenegro | 11.3% | 2023 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 60 | Angola | 11.3% | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 61 | Ghana | 11.2% | 2023 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Mexico | 11.1% | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 63 | Jordan | 11.0% | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 64 | Curacao | 10.9% | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 65 | Equatorial Guinea | 10.6% | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 66 | Croatia | 10.3% | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 67 | Serbia | 10.3% | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 68 | South Africa | 10.2% | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 69 | Lithuania | 10.2% | 2024 | down 45.1% | rising |
| 70 | Ukraine | 10.2% | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 71 | Iran | 10.0% | 2023 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 72 | Philippines | 10.0% | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 73 | United Kingdom | 9.9% | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 74 | Greece | 9.8% | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 75 | Romania | 9.8% | 2023 | down 17.7% | flat |
| 76 | El Salvador | 9.8% | 2023 | up 34.7% | falling |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 9.7% | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 78 | Uruguay | 9.7% | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 79 | Portugal | 9.7% | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 80 | Turkmenistan | 9.6% | 2023 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 81 | Lebanon | 9.6% | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 9.2% | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 83 | Algeria | 9.2% | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 84 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 9.1% | 2023 | up 61.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Saudi Arabia | 9.1% | 2023 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 86 | Costa Rica | 9.1% | 2024 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 87 | Kuwait | 9.0% | 2023 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 88 | Moldova | 9.0% | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 89 | Bolivia | 8.9% | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 90 | Russia | 8.4% | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 91 | Malta | 8.3% | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 92 | Spain | 8.3% | 2024 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 93 | Turkey | 8.3% | 2024 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 94 | Ireland | 8.2% | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 95 | Georgia | 8.0% | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 96 | Bangladesh | 7.9% | 2023 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Myanmar | 7.8% | 2023 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 98 | Colombia | 7.8% | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 7.6% | 2023 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 100 | Oman | 7.5% | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.2% | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 102 | Thailand | 7.2% | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 103 | Hungary | 7.1% | 2024 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 104 | Italy | 7.1% | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 105 | Malaysia | 6.9% | 2023 | up 79.8% | falling |
| 106 | Belarus | 6.9% | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 107 | Poland | 6.8% | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 108 | New Zealand | 6.7% | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 109 | Armenia | 6.7% | 2023 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 110 | France | 6.6% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 111 | Vietnam | 6.6% | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 112 | Panama | 6.6% | 2023 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 113 | Indonesia | 6.5% | 2023 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 114 | Laos | 6.2% | 2023 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Denmark | 6.2% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Chile | 5.9% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 117 | Bulgaria | 5.9% | 2023 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 118 | Latvia | 5.8% | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Qatar | 5.7% | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 120 | Mauritius | 5.7% | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 121 | Sweden | 5.5% | 2024 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 122 | Zambia | 5.3% | 2023 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 123 | United States | 5.3% | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 124 | Madagascar | 5.3% | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 125 | Germany | 5.1% | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 126 | Slovenia | 5.1% | 2024 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 127 | Switzerland | 5.0% | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 128 | Norway | 4.9% | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 129 | Japan | 4.9% | 2024 | up 22.5% | falling |
| 130 | Uzbekistan | 4.9% | 2023 | down 70.6% | rising |
| 131 | Australia | 4.7% | 2024 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 132 | Belgium | 4.3% | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 133 | United Arab Emirates | 4.3% | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 134 | Hong Kong | 4.3% | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 135 | Czechia | 4.3% | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 136 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.2% | 2023 | up 69.2% | falling |
| 137 | Canada | 4.2% | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 138 | South Sudan | 4.0% | 2023 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 139 | Israel | 3.9% | 2024 | up 37.3% | falling |
| 140 | Austria | 3.8% | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 141 | Netherlands | 3.8% | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 142 | Slovakia | 3.7% | 2024 | up 50.7% | falling |
| 143 | Finland | 3.7% | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 144 | Luxembourg | 3.5% | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 145 | China | 3.4% | 2023 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 146 | South Korea | 3.3% | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 147 | Cyprus | 3.0% | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 148 | Iceland | 2.9% | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 149 | Bahrain | 2.7% | 2023 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Singapore | 0.2% | 2023 | down 90.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 15.0%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 25.8%
- IDA total 25.8%
- IDA blend 25.8%
- Lower middle income 25.8%
- Pre-demographic dividend 25.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 25.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 25.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 25.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 20.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 20.1%
- Low income 19.0%
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.