Transmission and distribution losses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2023 — 9.1%. Ranked 66 in the world out of 148. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 10.65 pp.
1990–2023 · % of output
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.1 | +0.06 pp |
| 2022 | 9.04 | +0.04 pp |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.03 pp |
| 2020 | 8.97 | +0.11 pp |
| 2019 | 8.86 | +2.25 pp |
| 2018 | 6.61 | −0.14 pp |
| 2017 | 6.76 | −2.92 pp |
| 2016 | 9.67 | −1.07 pp |
| 2015 | 10.74 | +2.65 pp |
| 2014 | 8.09 | +2.44 pp |
| 2013 | 5.65 | −0 pp |
| 2012 | 5.65 | −1.69 pp |
| 2011 | 7.34 | +2.16 pp |
| 2010 | 5.18 | −0.12 pp |
| 2009 | 5.3 | −6.12 pp |
| 2008 | 11.41 | +6.1 pp |
| 2007 | 5.32 | −1.12 pp |
| 2006 | 6.43 | −4.66 pp |
| 2005 | 11.09 | −2.97 pp |
| 2004 | 14.06 | +11.12 pp |
| 2003 | 2.94 | −2.14 pp |
| 2002 | 5.08 | +2.67 pp |
| 2001 | 2.42 | −0.24 pp |
| 2000 | 2.66 | −1.11 pp |
| 1999 | 3.77 | −0.25 pp |
| 1998 | 4.02 | +0.29 pp |
| 1997 | 3.73 | +0.7 pp |
| 1996 | 3.03 | −0.32 pp |
| 1995 | 3.35 | −0.51 pp |
| 1994 | 3.86 | +0.23 pp |
| 1993 | 3.62 | −5.86 pp |
| 1992 | 9.48 | −4.24 pp |
| 1991 | 13.73 | −6.02 pp |
| 1990 | 19.75 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Democratic Republic of the Congo
9.1
Equatorial Guinea
10.62
Angola
11.27
Gabon
18.91
Cameroon
21.97
Chad
23.63
Republic of the Congo
38.45
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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