Transmission and distribution losses in Australia in 2024 — 4.71%. Ranked 12 in the world out of 41. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.42 pp.
1990–2024 · % of output
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.71 | +0.09 pp |
| 2023 | 4.62 | −0.29 pp |
| 2022 | 4.91 | +0.12 pp |
| 2021 | 4.79 | +0.87 pp |
| 2020 | 3.92 | +0.12 pp |
| 2019 | 3.8 | −0.23 pp |
| 2018 | 4.03 | −0.28 pp |
| 2017 | 4.3 | +0.36 pp |
| 2016 | 3.94 | +0.03 pp |
| 2015 | 3.9 | −0.06 pp |
| 2014 | 3.96 | −0.56 pp |
| 2013 | 4.53 | −0.49 pp |
| 2012 | 5.02 | −0.07 pp |
| 2011 | 5.09 | −0.75 pp |
| 2010 | 5.84 | +0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 5.14 | −1.22 pp |
| 2008 | 6.36 | −0.28 pp |
| 2007 | 6.64 | −0.28 pp |
| 2006 | 6.91 | +0.07 pp |
| 2005 | 6.85 | −0.14 pp |
| 2004 | 6.99 | +0.98 pp |
| 2003 | 6 | −0.95 pp |
| 2002 | 6.95 | −1.13 pp |
| 2001 | 8.08 | +0.95 pp |
| 2000 | 7.13 | +0.24 pp |
| 1999 | 6.88 | +0.58 pp |
| 1998 | 6.3 | +0.35 pp |
| 1997 | 5.96 | −0.13 pp |
| 1996 | 6.09 | −0.04 pp |
| 1995 | 6.13 | +0.09 pp |
| 1994 | 6.04 | −0.02 pp |
| 1993 | 6.06 | −0.18 pp |
| 1992 | 6.24 | +0.17 pp |
| 1991 | 6.07 | −0.06 pp |
| 1990 | 6.13 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Australia
4.71
New Zealand
6.71
Electricity losses in transmission and distribution as a percent of output. The figure includes both physical losses in wires and transformers and so-called commercial losses — unmetered consumption, illegal connections, unpaid bills. Statistics cannot separate them, and that is exactly why the indicator serves as an indirect measure of the state of the network: physical losses in a sound grid rarely exceed eight percent, while values above twenty almost always mean problems with metering and bill collection.
Important: Technical and commercial losses together; the source does not allow them to be separated. Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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