Transmission and distribution losses — all countries

Transmission and distribution losses — Niger

Transmission and distribution losses in Niger in 2023 — 45.78%. Ranked 146 in the world out of 148. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 24.01 pp.

2023 45.78% −6.24 pp vs 2022
World rank 146of 148
Period maximum 58.74%2021
Period minimum 16.23%2002

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of output

Transmission and distribution losses — Niger, 1990–202302040601990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 21.76%1991: 21.74%1992: 22.42%1993: 23.13%1994: 24.32%1995: 27.52%1996: 25%1997: 29.14%1998: 29.45%1999: 30.26%2000: 18.93%2001: 21.11%2002: 16.23%2003: 26.8%2004: 28.78%2005: 29.26%2006: 36.7%2007: 43.75%2008: 39.47%2009: 44.75%2010: 38.91%2011: 40.35%2012: 39.6%2013: 33.63%2014: 41.76%2015: 39.36%2016: 17.75%2017: 36.12%2018: 54.85%2019: 46.57%2020: 48.89%2021: 58.74%2022: 52.02%2023: 45.78%
Change over the period: +24.01 pp Annual average: 0.73 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Niger 45.78%
World 6.95%
Transmission and distribution losses — Niger, by year Niger All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 45.78 −6.24 pp
2022 52.02 −6.72 pp
2021 58.74 +9.86 pp
2020 48.89 +2.32 pp
2019 46.57 −8.28 pp
2018 54.85 +18.73 pp
2017 36.12 +18.37 pp
2016 17.75 −21.61 pp
2015 39.36 −2.4 pp
2014 41.76 +8.13 pp
2013 33.63 −5.96 pp
2012 39.6 −0.75 pp
2011 40.35 +1.44 pp
2010 38.91 −5.84 pp
2009 44.75 +5.27 pp
2008 39.47 −4.28 pp
2007 43.75 +7.05 pp
2006 36.7 +7.44 pp
2005 29.26 +0.48 pp
2004 28.78 +1.98 pp
2003 26.8 +10.57 pp
2002 16.23 −4.88 pp
2001 21.11 +2.18 pp
2000 18.93 −11.33 pp
1999 30.26 +0.81 pp
1998 29.45 +0.31 pp
1997 29.14 +4.14 pp
1996 25 −2.52 pp
1995 27.52 +3.19 pp
1994 24.32 +1.2 pp
1993 23.13 +0.7 pp
1992 22.42 +0.69 pp
1991 21.74 −0.03 pp
1990 21.76

Western Africa, 2023

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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.