Transmission and distribution losses in the United Kingdom in 2024 — 9.85%. Ranked 35 in the world out of 41. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 2.03 pp.
1990–2024 · % of output
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.85 | +0.24 pp |
| 2023 | 9.62 | +1.06 pp |
| 2022 | 8.56 | −0.25 pp |
| 2021 | 8.8 | −0.01 pp |
| 2020 | 8.81 | +0.66 pp |
| 2019 | 8.15 | +0.14 pp |
| 2018 | 8.02 | +0.07 pp |
| 2017 | 7.95 | +0.15 pp |
| 2016 | 7.81 | −0.66 pp |
| 2015 | 8.46 | +0.34 pp |
| 2014 | 8.13 | +0.72 pp |
| 2013 | 7.41 | −0.36 pp |
| 2012 | 7.77 | +0.16 pp |
| 2011 | 7.61 | +0.58 pp |
| 2010 | 7.02 | −0.45 pp |
| 2009 | 7.47 | +0.24 pp |
| 2008 | 7.23 | +0.21 pp |
| 2007 | 7.01 | +0.09 pp |
| 2006 | 6.93 | −0.08 pp |
| 2005 | 7 | −1.42 pp |
| 2004 | 8.42 | +0.37 pp |
| 2003 | 8.05 | +0.06 pp |
| 2002 | 8 | −0.34 pp |
| 2001 | 8.34 | +0.08 pp |
| 2000 | 8.26 | +0.15 pp |
| 1999 | 8.11 | −0.11 pp |
| 1998 | 8.22 | +0.48 pp |
| 1997 | 7.74 | −0.62 pp |
| 1996 | 8.36 | +0.32 pp |
| 1995 | 8.04 | −1.78 pp |
| 1994 | 9.81 | +2.75 pp |
| 1993 | 7.07 | −0.34 pp |
| 1992 | 7.41 | −0.71 pp |
| 1991 | 8.12 | +0.29 pp |
| 1990 | 7.83 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Iceland
2.93
Finland
3.67
Norway
4.94
Sweden
5.48
Latvia
5.76
Denmark
6.16
Ireland
8.16
United Kingdom
9.85
Lithuania
10.17
Estonia
20.33
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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