Transmission and distribution losses in Northern Europe in 2024 — 6.97%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.79 pp.
2000–2024 · % of output
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern Europe
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.97 | +0.04 pp |
| 2023 | 6.93 | +0.34 pp |
| 2022 | 6.59 | −0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 6.79 | +0.25 pp |
| 2020 | 6.54 | −0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 6.74 | +0.02 pp |
| 2018 | 6.72 | +0.26 pp |
| 2017 | 6.46 | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 6.36 | −0.04 pp |
| 2015 | 6.4 | −0.07 pp |
| 2014 | 6.47 | −0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 6.56 | −0.31 pp |
| 2012 | 6.87 | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 6.77 | −0.08 pp |
| 2010 | 6.85 | +0.09 pp |
| 2009 | 6.76 | −0.13 pp |
| 2008 | 6.89 | +0.09 pp |
| 2007 | 6.8 | −0.06 pp |
| 2006 | 6.86 | −0.04 pp |
| 2005 | 6.9 | −0.8 pp |
| 2004 | 7.7 | +0.13 pp |
| 2003 | 7.57 | +0.07 pp |
| 2002 | 7.5 | −0.25 pp |
| 2001 | 7.75 | −0.01 pp |
| 2000 | 7.76 | — |
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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