Transmission and distribution losses in Southern Asia in 2023 — 13.34%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 11.88 pp.
2000–2023 · % of output
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Asia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13.34 | −0.47 pp |
| 2022 | 13.82 | −1.27 pp |
| 2021 | 15.09 | −0.73 pp |
| 2020 | 15.82 | +0.66 pp |
| 2019 | 15.16 | −0.12 pp |
| 2018 | 15.28 | −0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 15.78 | −0.52 pp |
| 2016 | 16.3 | −0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 16.9 | +0.28 pp |
| 2014 | 16.63 | −1.09 pp |
| 2013 | 17.71 | −0.16 pp |
| 2012 | 17.88 | −0.44 pp |
| 2011 | 18.31 | −0.08 pp |
| 2010 | 18.39 | −1.47 pp |
| 2009 | 19.86 | −0.5 pp |
| 2008 | 20.36 | −1.06 pp |
| 2007 | 21.42 | −0.79 pp |
| 2006 | 22.21 | −1.26 pp |
| 2005 | 23.47 | −0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 23.88 | −0.93 pp |
| 2003 | 24.81 | −0.11 pp |
| 2002 | 24.92 | −1.08 pp |
| 2001 | 26 | +0.77 pp |
| 2000 | 25.23 | — |
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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