environmental2024

Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) — series 2

Name: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) — series 2
Creator: World Bank World Development Indicators
Keywords: environmental, % (share) of total electricity output, electric, power, transmission, and, distribution, losses, output, series

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•149 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

12.4% (share) of total electricity output

Median: 9.8% (share) of total electricity output

Countries Covered

149

with available data

Highest

Iraq

61.8% (share) of total electricity output

Lowest

Singapore

0.2% (share) of total electricity output

Top 5 Countries

1Iraq61.8% (share) of total electricity output

2Benin58.6% (share) of total electricity output

3Niger45.8% (share) of total electricity output

4Republic of the Congo38.5% (share) of total electricity output

5Honduras33.8% (share) of total electricity output

By Region

Africa15.6% (share) of total electricity output(9 countries)

Other15.5% (share) of total electricity output(70 countries)

South America12.6% (share) of total electricity output(7 countries)

Asia10.6% (share) of total electricity output(25 countries)

North America8.3% (share) of total electricity output(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.2% (share) of total electricity output)High (61.8% (share) of total electricity output)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 12.4% (share) of total electricity output)

Africa (9)

Other (70)

South America (7)

Asia (25)

North America (4)

Europe (32)

Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Iraq	61.8% (share) of total electricity output
2	Benin	58.6% (share) of total electricity output
3	Niger	45.8% (share) of total electricity output
4	Republic of the Congo	38.5% (share) of total electricity output
5	Honduras	33.8% (share) of total electricity output
6	Togo	32.5% (share) of total electricity output
7	Yemen	31.2% (share) of total electricity output
8	Eswatini	28.1% (share) of total electricity output
9	Namibia	27.8% (share) of total electricity output
10	Sudan	27.1% (share) of total electricity output
11	Jamaica	26.9% (share) of total electricity output
12	Kenya	25.8% (share) of total electricity output
13	Chad	23.6% (share) of total electricity output
14	Zimbabwe	23.0% (share) of total electricity output
15	Cameroon	22.0% (share) of total electricity output
16	Syrian Arab Republic	21.9% (share) of total electricity output
17	Argentina	21.8% (share) of total electricity output
18	Nicaragua	21.5% (share) of total electricity output
19	Venezuela	21.4% (share) of total electricity output
20	Ethiopia	20.7% (share) of total electricity output
21	Botswana	20.6% (share) of total electricity output
22	Estonia	20.3% (share) of total electricity output
23	Libya	20.2% (share) of total electricity output
24	Egypt	19.9% (share) of total electricity output
25	Uganda	18.9% (share) of total electricity output
26	Gabon	18.9% (share) of total electricity output
27	Cuba	18.7% (share) of total electricity output
28	Tunisia	18.3% (share) of total electricity output
29	Kyrgyzstan	18.3% (share) of total electricity output
30	Rwanda	18.3% (share) of total electricity output
31	Morocco	18.2% (share) of total electricity output
32	Tajikistan	17.3% (share) of total electricity output
33	Burkina Faso	17.1% (share) of total electricity output
34	Ecuador	17.0% (share) of total electricity output
35	United Republic of Tanzania	16.8% (share) of total electricity output
36	Mozambique	16.6% (share) of total electricity output
37	Gibraltar	16.5% (share) of total electricity output
38	North Korea	15.5% (share) of total electricity output
39	Pakistan	15.4% (share) of total electricity output
40	Brazil	15.0% (share) of total electricity output
41	Haiti	14.7% (share) of total electricity output
42	Nepal	14.4% (share) of total electricity output
43	Mongolia	14.2% (share) of total electricity output
44	India	14.2% (share) of total electricity output
45	Nigeria	14.2% (share) of total electricity output
46	The Republic of North Macedonia	13.9% (share) of total electricity output
47	Cote d'Ivoire	13.7% (share) of total electricity output
48	Senegal	13.1% (share) of total electricity output
49	Dominican Republic	12.8% (share) of total electricity output
50	Brunei Darussalam	12.7% (share) of total electricity output
51	Guatemala	12.4% (share) of total electricity output
52	Albania	12.3% (share) of total electricity output
53	Paraguay	11.9% (share) of total electricity output
54	Eritrea	11.8% (share) of total electricity output
55	Suriname	11.6% (share) of total electricity output
56	Cambodia	11.6% (share) of total electricity output
57	Peru	11.3% (share) of total electricity output
58	Montenegro	11.3% (share) of total electricity output
59	Angola	11.3% (share) of total electricity output
60	Ghana	11.2% (share) of total electricity output
61	Mexico	11.1% (share) of total electricity output
62	Jordan	11.0% (share) of total electricity output
63	Curaçao	10.9% (share) of total electricity output
64	Equatorial Guinea	10.6% (share) of total electricity output
65	Croatia	10.3% (share) of total electricity output
66	Serbia	10.3% (share) of total electricity output
67	South Africa	10.2% (share) of total electricity output
68	Lithuania	10.2% (share) of total electricity output
69	Ukraine	10.2% (share) of total electricity output
70	Islamic Republic of Iran	10.0% (share) of total electricity output
71	Philippines	10.0% (share) of total electricity output
72	United Kingdom	9.9% (share) of total electricity output
73	Greece	9.8% (share) of total electricity output
74	Romania	9.8% (share) of total electricity output
75	El Salvador	9.8% (share) of total electricity output
76	Kazakhstan	9.7% (share) of total electricity output
77	Uruguay	9.7% (share) of total electricity output
78	Portugal	9.7% (share) of total electricity output
79	Turkmenistan	9.6% (share) of total electricity output
80	Lebanon	9.6% (share) of total electricity output
81	Sri Lanka	9.2% (share) of total electricity output
82	Algeria	9.2% (share) of total electricity output
83	Democratic Republic of the Congo	9.1% (share) of total electricity output
84	Saudi Arabia	9.1% (share) of total electricity output
85	Costa Rica	9.1% (share) of total electricity output
86	Kuwait	9.0% (share) of total electricity output
87	Moldova, Republic of	9.0% (share) of total electricity output
88	Bolivia	8.9% (share) of total electricity output
89	Russian Federation	8.4% (share) of total electricity output
90	Malta	8.3% (share) of total electricity output
91	Spain	8.3% (share) of total electricity output
92	Türkiye	8.3% (share) of total electricity output
93	Ireland	8.2% (share) of total electricity output
94	Georgia	8.0% (share) of total electricity output
95	Bangladesh	7.9% (share) of total electricity output
96	Myanmar	7.8% (share) of total electricity output
97	Colombia	7.8% (share) of total electricity output
98	Azerbaijan	7.6% (share) of total electricity output
99	Oman	7.5% (share) of total electricity output
100	Bosnia and Herzegovina	7.2% (share) of total electricity output
101	Thailand	7.2% (share) of total electricity output
102	Hungary	7.1% (share) of total electricity output
103	Italy	7.1% (share) of total electricity output
104	Malaysia	6.9% (share) of total electricity output
105	Belarus	6.9% (share) of total electricity output
106	Poland	6.8% (share) of total electricity output
107	New Zealand	6.7% (share) of total electricity output
108	Armenia	6.7% (share) of total electricity output
109	France	6.6% (share) of total electricity output
110	Vietnam	6.6% (share) of total electricity output
111	Panama	6.6% (share) of total electricity output
112	Indonesia	6.5% (share) of total electricity output
113	Lao People's Democratic Republic	6.2% (share) of total electricity output
114	Denmark	6.2% (share) of total electricity output
115	Chile	5.9% (share) of total electricity output
116	Bulgaria	5.9% (share) of total electricity output
117	Latvia	5.8% (share) of total electricity output
118	Qatar	5.7% (share) of total electricity output
119	Mauritius	5.7% (share) of total electricity output
120	Sweden	5.5% (share) of total electricity output
121	Zambia	5.3% (share) of total electricity output
122	United States of America	5.3% (share) of total electricity output
123	Madagascar	5.3% (share) of total electricity output
124	Germany	5.1% (share) of total electricity output
125	Slovenia	5.1% (share) of total electricity output
126	Switzerland	5.0% (share) of total electricity output
127	Norway	4.9% (share) of total electricity output
128	Japan	4.9% (share) of total electricity output
129	Uzbekistan	4.9% (share) of total electricity output
130	Australia	4.7% (share) of total electricity output
131	Belgium	4.3% (share) of total electricity output
132	United Arab Emirates	4.3% (share) of total electricity output
133	Hong Kong	4.3% (share) of total electricity output
134	Czech Republic	4.3% (share) of total electricity output
135	Trinidad and Tobago	4.2% (share) of total electricity output
136	Canada	4.2% (share) of total electricity output
137	South Sudan	4.0% (share) of total electricity output
138	Israel	3.9% (share) of total electricity output
139	Austria	3.8% (share) of total electricity output
140	Netherlands	3.8% (share) of total electricity output
141	Slovakia	3.7% (share) of total electricity output
142	Finland	3.7% (share) of total electricity output
143	Luxembourg	3.5% (share) of total electricity output
144	People's Republic of China	3.4% (share) of total electricity output
145	South Korea	3.3% (share) of total electricity output
146	Cyprus	3.0% (share) of total electricity output
147	Iceland	2.9% (share) of total electricity output
148	Bahrain	2.7% (share) of total electricity output
149	Singapore	0.2% (share) of total electricity output

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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