Transmission and distribution losses — all countries

Transmission and distribution losses — North Macedonia

Transmission and distribution losses in North Macedonia in 2023 — 13.91%. Ranked 103 in the world out of 148. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 4.93 pp.

2023 13.91% −2.45 pp vs 2022
World rank 103of 148
Period maximum 24.02%2006
Period minimum 7.24%1992

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of output

Transmission and distribution losses — North Macedonia, 1990–202301020301990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 8.98%1991: 7.61%1992: 7.24%1993: 11.6%1994: 10.84%1995: 11.43%1996: 12.11%1997: 12.12%1998: 12.29%1999: 14.25%2000: 15.14%2001: 16.83%2002: 20.29%2003: 19.4%2004: 20.65%2005: 22.93%2006: 24.02%2007: 23.22%2008: 22.88%2009: 17.38%2010: 17.62%2011: 20.54%2012: 20.7%2013: 18.9%2014: 19.89%2015: 18.35%2016: 17.87%2017: 17.93%2018: 17.73%2019: 16.68%2020: 19.19%2021: 18.8%2022: 16.36%2023: 13.91%
Change over the period: +4.93 pp Annual average: 0.15 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

North Macedonia 13.91%
World 6.95%
Southern Europe computed 8.37%
Transmission and distribution losses — North Macedonia, by year North Macedonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 13.91 −2.45 pp
2022 16.36 −2.44 pp
2021 18.8 −0.39 pp
2020 19.19 +2.51 pp
2019 16.68 −1.05 pp
2018 17.73 −0.2 pp
2017 17.93 +0.06 pp
2016 17.87 −0.48 pp
2015 18.35 −1.54 pp
2014 19.89 +0.99 pp
2013 18.9 −1.79 pp
2012 20.7 +0.16 pp
2011 20.54 +2.92 pp
2010 17.62 +0.23 pp
2009 17.38 −5.5 pp
2008 22.88 −0.34 pp
2007 23.22 −0.8 pp
2006 24.02 +1.09 pp
2005 22.93 +2.28 pp
2004 20.65 +1.26 pp
2003 19.4 −0.89 pp
2002 20.29 +3.46 pp
2001 16.83 +1.7 pp
2000 15.14 +0.89 pp
1999 14.25 +1.96 pp
1998 12.29 +0.17 pp
1997 12.12 +0.01 pp
1996 12.11 +0.67 pp
1995 11.43 +0.59 pp
1994 10.84 −0.76 pp
1993 11.6 +4.36 pp
1992 7.24 −0.37 pp
1991 7.61 −1.37 pp
1990 8.98

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.