Transmission and distribution losses in Southern Africa in 2023 — 10.58%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.21 pp.
2000–2023 · % of output
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.58 | +0.26 pp |
| 2022 | 10.31 | −0.11 pp |
| 2021 | 10.42 | −0.26 pp |
| 2020 | 10.68 | +1.33 pp |
| 2019 | 9.35 | +0.22 pp |
| 2018 | 9.13 | +0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 8.63 | −0.18 pp |
| 2016 | 8.81 | +0.56 pp |
| 2015 | 8.25 | −0.34 pp |
| 2014 | 8.58 | +0.02 pp |
| 2013 | 8.56 | −0.27 pp |
| 2012 | 8.83 | +0.31 pp |
| 2011 | 8.52 | −1.17 pp |
| 2010 | 9.68 | −0.25 pp |
| 2009 | 9.93 | +0.92 pp |
| 2008 | 9.01 | +0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 8.71 | −0.25 pp |
| 2006 | 8.96 | +0.23 pp |
| 2005 | 8.73 | −1.33 pp |
| 2004 | 10.06 | +1.59 pp |
| 2003 | 8.47 | +1.82 pp |
| 2002 | 6.65 | −1.39 pp |
| 2001 | 8.04 | −0.32 pp |
| 2000 | 8.37 | — |
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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