Transmission and distribution losses in low-income countries in 2022 — 18.07%. Since 2012, the indicator has fallen by 0.32 pp.
2012–2022 · % of output
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18.07 | −0.26 pp |
| 2021 | 18.33 | +0.65 pp |
| 2020 | 17.68 | −0.06 pp |
| 2019 | 17.75 | −0.24 pp |
| 2018 | 17.99 | +0.37 pp |
| 2017 | 17.62 | +0.07 pp |
| 2016 | 17.55 | −0.54 pp |
| 2015 | 18.1 | — |
| 2012 | 18.39 | — |
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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