Transmission and distribution losses in Costa Rica in 2024 — 9.07%. Ranked 32 in the world out of 41. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.79 pp.
1990–2024 · % of output
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.07 | −0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 9.17 | +0.78 pp |
| 2022 | 8.39 | +0.14 pp |
| 2021 | 8.25 | −0.63 pp |
| 2020 | 8.88 | −0.32 pp |
| 2019 | 9.21 | +0.21 pp |
| 2018 | 8.99 | +0.13 pp |
| 2017 | 8.86 | −0.67 pp |
| 2016 | 9.53 | −1.21 pp |
| 2015 | 10.74 | −0.09 pp |
| 2014 | 10.83 | +0.24 pp |
| 2013 | 10.58 | −0.06 pp |
| 2012 | 10.64 | −0.14 pp |
| 2011 | 10.78 | +0.66 pp |
| 2010 | 10.12 | −0.47 pp |
| 2009 | 10.59 | +0.32 pp |
| 2008 | 10.27 | +0.24 pp |
| 2007 | 10.03 | +0.09 pp |
| 2006 | 9.95 | −0.89 pp |
| 2005 | 10.84 | +0.11 pp |
| 2004 | 10.72 | +3.61 pp |
| 2003 | 7.11 | −2.39 pp |
| 2002 | 9.5 | +2.09 pp |
| 2001 | 7.41 | +0.58 pp |
| 2000 | 6.84 | −0.84 pp |
| 1999 | 7.67 | −0.18 pp |
| 1998 | 7.85 | +0.37 pp |
| 1997 | 7.49 | −0.55 pp |
| 1996 | 8.04 | +0.52 pp |
| 1995 | 7.52 | −0.16 pp |
| 1994 | 7.68 | +0.67 pp |
| 1993 | 7 | +0.53 pp |
| 1992 | 6.47 | −1.08 pp |
| 1991 | 7.56 | −0.72 pp |
| 1990 | 8.28 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Costa Rica
9.07
Mexico
11.11
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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