Transmission and distribution losses — all countries

Transmission and distribution losses — Kazakhstan

Transmission and distribution losses in Kazakhstan in 2023 — 9.72%. Ranked 74 in the world out of 148. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.36 pp.

2023 9.72% +1.46 pp vs 2022
World rank 74of 148
Period maximum 17.32%1998
Period minimum 5.63%2015

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of output

Transmission and distribution losses — Kazakhstan, 1990–2023051015201990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 9.36%1991: 10.08%1992: 10.7%1993: 11.98%1994: 14.4%1995: 15.22%1996: 15.2%1997: 15.46%1998: 17.32%1999: 17.09%2000: 13.96%2001: 11.38%2002: 10.04%2003: 9.72%2004: 10.21%2005: 10.24%2006: 9.28%2007: 9.39%2008: 8.86%2009: 8.22%2010: 8.03%2011: 7.35%2012: 7.69%2013: 10.84%2014: 7.43%2015: 5.63%2016: 5.64%2017: 6.21%2018: 6.1%2019: 9.06%2020: 6.08%2021: 8.21%2022: 8.27%2023: 9.72%
Change over the period: +0.36 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Kazakhstan 9.72%
World 6.95%
Central Asia computed 9.36%
Transmission and distribution losses — Kazakhstan, by year Kazakhstan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 9.72 +1.46 pp
2022 8.27 +0.06 pp
2021 8.21 +2.12 pp
2020 6.08 −2.98 pp
2019 9.06 +2.96 pp
2018 6.1 −0.11 pp
2017 6.21 +0.57 pp
2016 5.64 +0.01 pp
2015 5.63 −1.8 pp
2014 7.43 −3.41 pp
2013 10.84 +3.14 pp
2012 7.69 +0.34 pp
2011 7.35 −0.67 pp
2010 8.03 −0.2 pp
2009 8.22 −0.63 pp
2008 8.86 −0.53 pp
2007 9.39 +0.11 pp
2006 9.28 −0.96 pp
2005 10.24 +0.02 pp
2004 10.21 +0.49 pp
2003 9.72 −0.32 pp
2002 10.04 −1.34 pp
2001 11.38 −2.58 pp
2000 13.96 −3.13 pp
1999 17.09 −0.23 pp
1998 17.32 +1.87 pp
1997 15.46 +0.25 pp
1996 15.2 −0.01 pp
1995 15.22 +0.81 pp
1994 14.4 +2.43 pp
1993 11.98 +1.27 pp
1992 10.7 +0.63 pp
1991 10.08 +0.71 pp
1990 9.36

Central Asia, 2023

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.