Transmission and distribution losses — all countries

Transmission and distribution losses — Belgium

Transmission and distribution losses in Belgium in 2024 — 4.3%. Ranked 11 in the world out of 41. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.78 pp.

2024 4.3% −0.07 pp vs 2023
World rank 11of 41
Period maximum 5.59%2015
Period minimum 3.46%2022

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of output

Transmission and distribution losses — Belgium, 1990–2024345619901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 5.08%1991: 4.87%1992: 4.9%1993: 5.19%1994: 4.95%1995: 4.94%1996: 5.04%1997: 4.68%1998: 4.62%1999: 4.88%2000: 4.51%2001: 4.87%2002: 4.6%2003: 4.44%2004: 4.45%2005: 4.5%2006: 4.69%2007: 4.51%2008: 4.76%2009: 4.32%2010: 4.39%2011: 4.37%2012: 4.95%2013: 4.74%2014: 5.28%2015: 5.59%2016: 4.59%2017: 4.5%2018: 5.1%2019: 3.88%2020: 3.91%2021: 3.59%2022: 3.46%2023: 4.37%2024: 4.3%
Change over the period: −0.78 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belgium

Belgium 4.3%
World 6.51%
Western Europe computed 5.48%
Transmission and distribution losses — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 4.3 −0.07 pp
2023 4.37 +0.91 pp
2022 3.46 −0.13 pp
2021 3.59 −0.32 pp
2020 3.91 +0.03 pp
2019 3.88 −1.22 pp
2018 5.1 +0.6 pp
2017 4.5 −0.09 pp
2016 4.59 −1 pp
2015 5.59 +0.3 pp
2014 5.28 +0.54 pp
2013 4.74 −0.21 pp
2012 4.95 +0.58 pp
2011 4.37 −0.01 pp
2010 4.39 +0.07 pp
2009 4.32 −0.45 pp
2008 4.76 +0.26 pp
2007 4.51 −0.18 pp
2006 4.69 +0.19 pp
2005 4.5 +0.05 pp
2004 4.45 +0.02 pp
2003 4.44 −0.16 pp
2002 4.6 −0.27 pp
2001 4.87 +0.36 pp
2000 4.51 −0.37 pp
1999 4.88 +0.27 pp
1998 4.62 −0.07 pp
1997 4.68 −0.36 pp
1996 5.04 +0.1 pp
1995 4.94 −0.01 pp
1994 4.95 −0.24 pp
1993 5.19 +0.29 pp
1992 4.9 +0.02 pp
1991 4.87 −0.21 pp
1990 5.08

Western Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

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.