Transmission and distribution losses in Western Asia in 2023 — 13.29%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.16 pp.
2000–2023 · % of output
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Asia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13.29 | +0.38 pp |
| 2022 | 12.91 | +0.38 pp |
| 2021 | 12.53 | −0.89 pp |
| 2020 | 13.42 | +0.07 pp |
| 2019 | 13.34 | +0.62 pp |
| 2018 | 12.72 | +0.16 pp |
| 2017 | 12.57 | +0.46 pp |
| 2016 | 12.1 | −0.34 pp |
| 2015 | 12.45 | +0.67 pp |
| 2014 | 11.78 | +0.12 pp |
| 2013 | 11.66 | −0.28 pp |
| 2012 | 11.94 | −0.5 pp |
| 2011 | 12.44 | +0.24 pp |
| 2010 | 12.2 | −0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 12.9 | +0.38 pp |
| 2008 | 12.53 | +0.61 pp |
| 2007 | 11.92 | +0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 11.22 | −1.14 pp |
| 2005 | 12.36 | +1.56 pp |
| 2004 | 10.8 | +0.34 pp |
| 2003 | 10.46 | −1.05 pp |
| 2002 | 11.51 | +0.27 pp |
| 2001 | 11.25 | −0.89 pp |
| 2000 | 12.14 | — |
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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