Transmission and distribution losses in Eastern Africa in 2023 — 16.21%. Since 2012, the indicator has risen by 0.76 pp.
2012–2023 · % of output
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16.21 | −1.08 pp |
| 2022 | 17.29 | +0.05 pp |
| 2021 | 17.24 | +0.48 pp |
| 2020 | 16.76 | +1.56 pp |
| 2019 | 15.2 | −1.37 pp |
| 2018 | 16.58 | +0.15 pp |
| 2017 | 16.43 | −0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 16.83 | +2.06 pp |
| 2015 | 14.76 | −1.86 pp |
| 2014 | 16.62 | +1.56 pp |
| 2013 | 15.06 | −0.39 pp |
| 2012 | 15.45 | — |
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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