Transmission and distribution losses — all countries

Transmission and distribution losses — Montenegro

Transmission and distribution losses in Montenegro in 2023 — 11.32%. Ranked 90 in the world out of 148. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 15.74 pp.

2023 11.32% −3.04 pp vs 2022
World rank 90of 148
Period maximum 32.09%2007
Period minimum 11.32%2023

Trend over time

2005–2023 · % of output

Transmission and distribution losses — Montenegro, 2005–20231020304020052007200920112013201520172019202120232005: 27.06%2006: 28.79%2007: 32.09%2008: 25.64%2009: 25.98%2010: 16.58%2011: 24.51%2012: 24.44%2013: 19.21%2014: 21.71%2015: 19.51%2016: 17.22%2017: 20.63%2018: 13.2%2019: 14.33%2020: 14.38%2021: 13.32%2022: 14.36%2023: 11.32%
Change over the period: −15.74 pp Annual average: -0.87 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Montenegro 11.32%
World 6.95%
Southern Europe computed 8.37%
Transmission and distribution losses — Montenegro, by year Montenegro All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 11.32 −3.04 pp
2022 14.36 +1.04 pp
2021 13.32 −1.06 pp
2020 14.38 +0.05 pp
2019 14.33 +1.13 pp
2018 13.2 −7.43 pp
2017 20.63 +3.4 pp
2016 17.22 −2.29 pp
2015 19.51 −2.2 pp
2014 21.71 +2.5 pp
2013 19.21 −5.22 pp
2012 24.44 −0.07 pp
2011 24.51 +7.93 pp
2010 16.58 −9.39 pp
2009 25.98 +0.34 pp
2008 25.64 −6.45 pp
2007 32.09 +3.3 pp
2006 28.79 +1.73 pp
2005 27.06

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.