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Electric power transmission and distribution losses

Technical and commercial losses determine how much generated power earns revenue.

Norway, 2025, ranked 133 of 150

4.6%

% of output

Since 2015

−0.6

percentage points, down from 5.2%

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Norway, its region and the world

Electric power transmission and distribution losses, % of output
  • Norway
  • World
  • Europe & Central Asia
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Electric power transmission and distribution losses, % of output
YearNorwayWorldEurope & Central Asia
2025 4.6%––
2024 4.9%––
2023 4.7%6.9%7.4%
2022 4.5%6.8%7.3%
2021 4.4%7.1%7.3%
2020 4.1%7.3%7.5%
2019 5.2%7.4%7.4%
2018 5.1%7.3%7.5%
2017 5.1%7.6%7.6%
2016 5.2%7.7%7.8%
2015 5.2%7.9%7.9%
2014 5.4%7.9%8.0%
2013 6.0%8.1%8.2%
2012 6.2%8.1%8.0%
2011 5.7%8.1%8.0%
2010 7.7%8.2%8.0%
2009 5.8%8.5%8.2%
2008 6.8%8.3%8.2%
2007 7.4%8.4%8.2%
2006 8.3%8.5%8.2%
2005 7.2%8.7%8.6%
2004 9.8%8.9%8.8%
2003 8.6%8.7%9.0%
2002 7.1%8.9%9.0%
2001 8.2%8.6%9.2%
2000 8.2%8.8%9.2%
1999 7.3%8.6%8.9%
1998 6.8%8.6%9.0%
1997 7.4%8.3%8.6%
1996 8.4%8.6%8.8%
1995 7.8%8.5%8.6%

Source: The World Bank, updated 13 Oct 2026. Annual national estimates compiled by the World Bank from IEA, IRENA, UN and national sources. The latest year typically lags by one to three years.

World and regions

  1. Middle East & North Africa 14.4% 2023
  2. South Asia 13.8% 2023
  3. Latin America & Caribbean 13.6% 2024
  4. Sub-Saharan Africa 13.4% 2023
  5. Europe & Central Asia 7.4% 2023
  6. World 6.9% 2023
  7. North America 5.2% 2024
  8. East Asia & Pacific 3.9% 2023

Years differ where countries report on different schedules.

About this series

Series code
EG.ELC.LOSS.ZS
Unit
% of output
Publisher
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Original source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Publisher’s last update
2026-10-08
Retrieved by CEII
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:45:25 GMT
Publisher’s definition

Electric power transmission and distribution losses include losses in transmission between sources of supply and points of distribution and in the distribution to consumers, including pilferage. The losses are expressed as a share of the total output.

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World map of T&D losses, latest available year by country
Ranking of all 150 economies
#Economy% of outputYear
1🇧🇯 Benin60.9%2024
2🇮🇶 Iraq58.7%2024
3🇨🇬 Congo51.3%2024
4🇭🇳 Honduras31.5%2024
5🇸🇿 Eswatini31.3%2024
6🇸🇩 Sudan31.3%2024
7🇹🇬 Togo28.1%2024
8🇾🇪 Yemen27.6%2024
9🇳🇮 Nicaragua26.6%2024
10🇯🇲 Jamaica25.9%2024
11🇰🇪 Kenya25.8%2024
12🇹🇩 Chad25.4%2024
13🇨🇲 Cameroon24.8%2024
14🇧🇼 Botswana23.2%2024
15🇵🇦 Panama21.6%2024
16🇦🇷 Argentina21.5%2025
17🇹🇳 Tunisia21.0%2024
18🇿🇼 Zimbabwe20.7%2024
19🇪🇹 Ethiopia20.7%2024
20🇱🇾 Libya20.2%2024
21🇪🇬 Egypt19.9%2024
22🇺🇬 Uganda19.4%2024
23🇿🇲 Zambia19.2%2024
24🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan18.8%2024
25🇬🇦 Gabon18.7%2024
26🇸🇾 Syria18.6%2024
27🇪🇪 Estonia18.4%2025
28🇻🇪 Venezuela18.3%2024
29🇲🇦 Morocco18.1%2024
30🇦🇱 Albania18.0%2024
31🇳🇦 Namibia17.8%2024
32🇪🇨 Ecuador17.1%2024
33🇬🇮 Gibraltar16.5%2024
34🇸🇳 Senegal16.5%2024
35🇵🇾 Paraguay16.3%2024
36🇨🇺 Cuba16.2%2024
37🇹🇯 Tajikistan16.2%2024
38🇲🇰 North Macedonia15.7%2024
39🇰🇵 North Korea15.5%2024
40🇭🇹 Haiti15.3%2024
41🇵🇰 Pakistan15.2%2024
42 Kosovo15.0%2014
43🇷🇼 Rwanda14.9%2024
44🇧🇷 Brazil14.9%2025
45🇮🇳 India14.5%2024
46🇲🇿 Mozambique14.4%2024
47🇳🇬 Nigeria14.1%2024
48🇳🇪 Niger13.7%2024
49🇨🇮 Ivory Coast13.7%2024
50🇳🇵 Nepal13.4%2024
51🇲🇪 Montenegro13.3%2024
52🇬🇹 Guatemala13.2%2024
53🇲🇳 Mongolia13.1%2024
54🇧🇫 Burkina Faso12.7%2024
55🇧🇳 Brunei12.7%2024
56🇹🇿 Tanzania12.4%2024
57🇭🇷 Croatia12.0%2024
58🇴🇲 Oman11.9%2024
59🇪🇷 Eritrea11.9%2024
60🇸🇷 Suriname11.6%2024
61🇵🇪 Peru11.6%2024
62🇬🇭 Ghana11.5%2024
63🇱🇧 Lebanon11.4%2024
64🇦🇴 Angola11.3%2024
65🇲🇽 Mexico11.3%2025
66🇯🇴 Jordan11.0%2024
67🇨🇼 Curaçao10.9%2024
68🇹🇲 Turkmenistan10.7%2024
69🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea10.7%2024
70🇷🇸 Serbia10.6%2024
71🇲🇹 Malta10.5%2024
72🇰🇭 Cambodia10.2%2024
73🇮🇷 Iran10.1%2024
74🇺🇦 Ukraine10.1%2024
75🇬🇷 Greece9.9%2025
76🇿🇦 South Africa9.8%2024
77🇵🇭 Philippines9.8%2024
78🇷🇴 Romania9.8%2024
79🇲🇩 Moldova9.8%2024
80🇬🇧 United Kingdom9.6%2025
81🇨🇷 Costa Rica9.5%2025
82🇱🇰 Sri Lanka9.4%2024
83🇵🇹 Portugal9.3%2025
84🇸🇻 El Salvador9.3%2024
85🇨🇩 DR Congo9.1%2024
86🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia9.1%2024
87🇰🇼 Kuwait9.0%2024
88🇧🇴 Bolivia8.9%2024
89🇩🇿 Algeria8.9%2024
90🇺🇾 Uruguay8.5%2024
91🇰🇿 Kazakhstan8.3%2024
92🇧🇩 Bangladesh8.2%2024
93🇷🇺 Russia8.0%2024
94🇦🇿 Azerbaijan7.9%2024
95🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina7.9%2024
96🇬🇪 Georgia7.9%2024
97🇩🇴 Dominican Republic7.9%2024
98🇪🇸 Spain7.8%2025
99🇹🇷 Türkiye7.8%2025
100🇱🇹 Lithuania7.6%2025
101🇲🇲 Myanmar7.2%2024
102🇮🇪 Ireland7.2%2025
103🇩🇰 Denmark7.2%2025
104🇭🇺 Hungary7.1%2025
105🇹🇭 Thailand7.0%2024
106🇮🇹 Italy6.9%2025
107🇲🇾 Malaysia6.9%2024
108🇳🇿 New Zealand6.8%2025
109🇨🇴 Colombia6.7%2025
110🇻🇳 Vietnam6.7%2024
111🇧🇾 Belarus6.6%2024
112🇫🇷 France6.4%2025
113🇨🇭 Switzerland6.3%2025
114🇨🇱 Chile6.2%2025
115🇮🇩 Indonesia6.1%2024
116🇧🇬 Bulgaria6.0%2024
117🇸🇪 Sweden5.8%2025
118🇶🇦 Qatar5.7%2024
119🇸🇮 Slovenia5.7%2025
120🇲🇺 Mauritius5.6%2024
121🇮🇱 Israel5.6%2025
122🇱🇺 Luxembourg5.6%2025
123🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates5.6%2024
124🇱🇦 Laos5.5%2024
125🇱🇻 Latvia5.4%2025
126🇺🇸 United States5.3%2025
127🇩🇪 Germany5.3%2025
128🇲🇬 Madagascar5.3%2024
129🇵🇱 Poland5.2%2025
130🇦🇲 Armenia5.1%2024
131🇸🇰 Slovakia5.1%2025
132🇯🇵 Japan4.6%2025
133🇳🇴 Norway4.6%2025
134🇧🇪 Belgium4.5%2025
135🇨🇦 Canada4.4%2025
136🇦🇹 Austria4.3%2025
137🇸🇸 South Sudan4.2%2024
138🇦🇺 Australia4.2%2025
139🇭🇰 Hong Kong4.2%2024
140🇨🇿 Czechia4.1%2025
141🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago4.1%2024
142🇨🇾 Cyprus4.1%2024
143🇫🇮 Finland3.8%2025
144🇳🇱 Netherlands3.5%2025
145🇨🇳 China3.1%2024
146🇰🇷 South Korea3.0%2025
147🇧🇭 Bahrain2.8%2024
148🇺🇿 Uzbekistan2.7%2024
149🇮🇸 Iceland1.0%2025
150🇸🇬 Singapore0.2%2024

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