Transmission and distribution losses in South Korea in 2024 — 3.29%. Ranked 2 in the world out of 41. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.04 pp.
1990–2024 · % of output
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.29 | +0.04 pp |
| 2023 | 3.24 | +0.04 pp |
| 2022 | 3.2 | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 3.1 | −0.03 pp |
| 2020 | 3.13 | −0.11 pp |
| 2019 | 3.25 | +0.18 pp |
| 2018 | 3.06 | −0.21 pp |
| 2017 | 3.27 | −0.01 pp |
| 2016 | 3.29 | +0.02 pp |
| 2015 | 3.27 | −0.12 pp |
| 2014 | 3.39 | −0.01 pp |
| 2013 | 3.4 | +0.17 pp |
| 2012 | 3.23 | −0.08 pp |
| 2011 | 3.31 | −0.48 pp |
| 2010 | 3.8 | −0.05 pp |
| 2009 | 3.84 | +0.04 pp |
| 2008 | 3.81 | +0.03 pp |
| 2007 | 3.78 | +0.18 pp |
| 2006 | 3.6 | −0.44 pp |
| 2005 | 4.03 | +0.58 pp |
| 2004 | 3.45 | +0.27 pp |
| 2003 | 3.19 | −1.06 pp |
| 2002 | 4.25 | +0.34 pp |
| 2001 | 3.91 | −0.39 pp |
| 2000 | 4.31 | +0.13 pp |
| 1999 | 4.17 | −1.56 pp |
| 1998 | 5.74 | +0.91 pp |
| 1997 | 4.83 | −0.21 pp |
| 1996 | 5.04 | +0.32 pp |
| 1995 | 4.73 | +0.34 pp |
| 1994 | 4.38 | −1.06 pp |
| 1993 | 5.44 | +3.56 pp |
| 1992 | 1.88 | −0.4 pp |
| 1991 | 2.28 | −1.05 pp |
| 1990 | 3.33 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
South Korea
3.29
Japan
4.93
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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