Transmission and distribution losses — all countries

Transmission and distribution losses — Tunisia

Transmission and distribution losses in Tunisia in 2023 — 18.34%. Ranked 121 in the world out of 148. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 8 pp.

2023 18.34% −3.4 pp vs 2022
World rank 121of 148
Period maximum 21.74%2022
Period minimum 9.9%1995

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of output

Transmission and distribution losses — Tunisia, 1990–20235101520251990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 10.34%1991: 10.36%1992: 10%1993: 10.43%1994: 10.13%1995: 9.9%1996: 10.07%1997: 10.34%1998: 10.6%1999: 10.4%2000: 10.54%2001: 11.08%2002: 10.62%2003: 12.3%2004: 12.92%2005: 13.48%2006: 13.54%2007: 13.61%2008: 13.74%2009: 12.34%2010: 11.45%2011: 13.67%2012: 15.16%2013: 14.73%2014: 14.8%2015: 16.1%2016: 15.42%2017: 17.09%2018: 17.13%2019: 16.54%2020: 17.43%2021: 21.06%2022: 21.74%2023: 18.34%
Change over the period: +8 pp Annual average: 0.24 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tunisia

Tunisia 18.34%
World 6.95%
Northern Africa computed 17.52%
Transmission and distribution losses — Tunisia, by year Tunisia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 18.34 −3.4 pp
2022 21.74 +0.68 pp
2021 21.06 +3.63 pp
2020 17.43 +0.89 pp
2019 16.54 −0.59 pp
2018 17.13 +0.04 pp
2017 17.09 +1.67 pp
2016 15.42 −0.68 pp
2015 16.1 +1.29 pp
2014 14.8 +0.07 pp
2013 14.73 −0.43 pp
2012 15.16 +1.49 pp
2011 13.67 +2.22 pp
2010 11.45 −0.89 pp
2009 12.34 −1.4 pp
2008 13.74 +0.13 pp
2007 13.61 +0.07 pp
2006 13.54 +0.06 pp
2005 13.48 +0.56 pp
2004 12.92 +0.62 pp
2003 12.3 +1.68 pp
2002 10.62 −0.45 pp
2001 11.08 +0.54 pp
2000 10.54 +0.14 pp
1999 10.4 −0.2 pp
1998 10.6 +0.26 pp
1997 10.34 +0.27 pp
1996 10.07 +0.17 pp
1995 9.9 −0.23 pp
1994 10.13 −0.3 pp
1993 10.43 +0.43 pp
1992 10 −0.36 pp
1991 10.36 +0.02 pp
1990 10.34

Northern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

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.