Transmission and distribution losses in Canada in 2024 — 4.15%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 41. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 2.91 pp.
1990–2024 · % of output
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Canada
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.15 | +0.15 pp |
| 2023 | 4 | −0.01 pp |
| 2022 | 4.01 | −0.02 pp |
| 2021 | 4.02 | −1.02 pp |
| 2020 | 5.04 | −0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 5.14 | +0.05 pp |
| 2018 | 5.09 | −0.25 pp |
| 2017 | 5.34 | +0.45 pp |
| 2016 | 4.89 | −0.16 pp |
| 2015 | 5.05 | +0.61 pp |
| 2014 | 4.44 | +0.49 pp |
| 2013 | 3.96 | −0.16 pp |
| 2012 | 4.11 | −0.09 pp |
| 2011 | 4.2 | −0.09 pp |
| 2010 | 4.29 | −0.03 pp |
| 2009 | 4.32 | +0.61 pp |
| 2008 | 3.71 | +0.34 pp |
| 2007 | 3.37 | −0.44 pp |
| 2006 | 3.8 | +0.24 pp |
| 2005 | 3.56 | −5.17 pp |
| 2004 | 8.73 | +0.59 pp |
| 2003 | 8.14 | −0.43 pp |
| 2002 | 8.56 | −0.19 pp |
| 2001 | 8.75 | −0.13 pp |
| 2000 | 8.88 | +1.44 pp |
| 1999 | 7.44 | +0.54 pp |
| 1998 | 6.9 | −0.05 pp |
| 1997 | 6.95 | −0.65 pp |
| 1996 | 7.6 | +0.53 pp |
| 1995 | 7.07 | +0.49 pp |
| 1994 | 6.58 | −0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 6.88 | −0.17 pp |
| 1992 | 7.05 | −0.11 pp |
| 1991 | 7.16 | +0.09 pp |
| 1990 | 7.07 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Canada
4.15
United States
5.31
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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