Transmission and distribution losses — all countries

Transmission and distribution losses — Mexico

Transmission and distribution losses in Mexico in 2024 — 11.11%. Ranked 37 in the world out of 41. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.83 pp.

2024 11.11% −0.02 pp vs 2023
World rank 37of 41
Period maximum 16.06%2010
Period minimum 11.11%2024

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of output

Transmission and distribution losses — Mexico, 1990–2024101214161819901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 12.94%1991: 12.75%1992: 12.86%1993: 13.44%1994: 13.58%1995: 14%1996: 14.75%1997: 14.55%1998: 14.21%1999: 14.29%2000: 13.85%2001: 14.06%2002: 14.17%2003: 12.31%2004: 14.69%2005: 14.92%2006: 15.36%2007: 15.27%2008: 15.38%2009: 15.85%2010: 16.06%2011: 15.06%2012: 14.34%2013: 14.3%2014: 13.71%2015: 13.08%2016: 12.5%2017: 13.57%2018: 11.95%2019: 11.77%2020: 11.16%2021: 12%2022: 11.28%2023: 11.13%2024: 11.11%
Change over the period: −1.83 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Mexico 11.11%
World 6.51%
Transmission and distribution losses — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 11.11 −0.02 pp
2023 11.13 −0.15 pp
2022 11.28 −0.72 pp
2021 12 +0.84 pp
2020 11.16 −0.61 pp
2019 11.77 −0.18 pp
2018 11.95 −1.63 pp
2017 13.57 +1.07 pp
2016 12.5 −0.58 pp
2015 13.08 −0.63 pp
2014 13.71 −0.6 pp
2013 14.3 −0.04 pp
2012 14.34 −0.72 pp
2011 15.06 −1 pp
2010 16.06 +0.21 pp
2009 15.85 +0.48 pp
2008 15.38 +0.11 pp
2007 15.27 −0.09 pp
2006 15.36 +0.44 pp
2005 14.92 +0.23 pp
2004 14.69 +2.38 pp
2003 12.31 −1.86 pp
2002 14.17 +0.11 pp
2001 14.06 +0.21 pp
2000 13.85 −0.44 pp
1999 14.29 +0.07 pp
1998 14.21 −0.34 pp
1997 14.55 −0.19 pp
1996 14.75 +0.75 pp
1995 14 +0.42 pp
1994 13.58 +0.14 pp
1993 13.44 +0.59 pp
1992 12.86 +0.1 pp
1991 12.75 −0.19 pp
1990 12.94

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CR Costa Rica 9.07 MX Mexico 11.11

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.