Transmission and distribution losses in Mercosur in 2023 — 16.16%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.8 pp.
2000–2023 · % of output
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mercosur
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16.16 | +0.33 pp |
| 2022 | 15.83 | +0.12 pp |
| 2021 | 15.71 | −0.04 pp |
| 2020 | 15.75 | +0.02 pp |
| 2019 | 15.73 | +0.45 pp |
| 2018 | 15.28 | −0.12 pp |
| 2017 | 15.41 | +0.15 pp |
| 2016 | 15.26 | +1.12 pp |
| 2015 | 14.14 | −0.02 pp |
| 2014 | 14.16 | −1.36 pp |
| 2013 | 15.52 | −0.25 pp |
| 2012 | 15.77 | +0.56 pp |
| 2011 | 15.21 | −0.36 pp |
| 2010 | 15.57 | −0.25 pp |
| 2009 | 15.81 | +0.56 pp |
| 2008 | 15.25 | +0.29 pp |
| 2007 | 14.96 | −0.36 pp |
| 2006 | 15.32 | −0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 15.42 | −0.13 pp |
| 2004 | 15.55 | +0.54 pp |
| 2003 | 15.01 | −0.22 pp |
| 2002 | 15.23 | −0.11 pp |
| 2001 | 15.33 | −0.03 pp |
| 2000 | 15.36 | — |
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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