Electricity Distribution Losses by Country

Electricity distribution losses by country measures electricity lost during the transmission and distribution of power between generation and delivery to customers, in billion kilowatt-hours (BkWh) per year. Much of the loss is thermal, occurring as electricity moves through lines and equipment. The statistics are based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) International Energy Statistics. The table covers 215 countries, with 211 reported 2024 values, and includes data from 2019 to 2024. The world total stood at 2,119.99 BkWh in 2024, up from 2,052.41 BkWh in 2023.

Electricity Distribution Losses by Country Map

China (350.80 BkWh) recorded the largest losses in 2024, followed by India (291.92 BkWh) at about 83% of China's total. The United States (212.03 BkWh), Brazil (112.49 BkWh) and Russia (98.61 BkWh) completed the top five. Empty means no reported value, not zero.

Electricity Distribution Losses by Country

#
Country
2024 (BkWh)
1
China
China CN
350.8
2
India
India IN
291.92
3
United States
United States US
212.03
4
Brazil
Brazil BR
112.49
5
Russia
Russia RU
98.61
6
Iraq
Iraq IQ
89.69
7
Japan
Japan JP
48.45
8
Mexico
Mexico MX
43.52
9
Egypt
Egypt EG
43.23
10
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia SA
39.73
11
Iran
Iran IR
39.12
12
France
France FR
37.69
13
Argentina
Argentina AR
33.47
14
Indonesia
Indonesia ID
29.59
15
Türkiye
Türkiye TR
28.87
16
United Kingdom
United Kingdom GB
26.79
17
Germany
Germany DE
26.09
18
Canada
Canada CA
25.73
19
South Africa
South Africa ZA
24.64
20
Pakistan
Pakistan PK
24.12
21
Spain
Spain ES
23.86
22
South Korea
South Korea KR
19.97
23
Italy
Italy IT
19.57
24
Vietnam
Vietnam VN
19.2
25
Venezuela
Venezuela VE
16.78
26
Thailand
Thailand TH
15.19
27
Malaysia
Malaysia MY
13.41
28
Australia
Australia AU
13.18
29
Philippines
Philippines PH
12.53
30
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan KZ
11.98
31
Poland
Poland PL
11.57
32
Ukraine
Ukraine UA
10.09
33
Sweden
Sweden SE
9.43
34
Algeria
Algeria DZ
8.84
35
Bangladesh
Bangladesh BD
8.06
36
Kuwait
Kuwait KW
7.98
37
Morocco
Morocco MA
7.93
38
Norway
Norway NO
7.81
39
Paraguay
Paraguay PY
7.59
40
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates AE
7.54
41
Taiwan
Taiwan TW
7.45
42
Colombia
Colombia CO
7.02
43
Libya
Libya LY
6.82
44
Peru
Peru PE
6.72
45
Ecuador
Ecuador EC
5.48
46
Syria
Syria SY
5.45
47
Chile
Chile CL
5.43
48
Greece
Greece GR
5.35
49
Nigeria
Nigeria NG
5.32
50
Romania
Romania RO
5.25
51
Netherlands
Netherlands NL
5.03
52
Portugal
Portugal PT
5.02
53
Switzerland
Switzerland CH
4.29
54
Tunisia
Tunisia TN
4.06
55
Honduras
Honduras HN
4.02
56
Ethiopia
Ethiopia ET
3.98
57
Sudan
Sudan SD
3.96
58
Tajikistan
Tajikistan TJ
3.96
59
North Korea
North Korea KP
3.95
60
Serbia
Serbia RS
3.85
61
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan UZ
3.75
62
Belgium
Belgium BE
3.7
63
Hong Kong
Hong Kong HK
3.65
64
Cuba
Cuba CU
3.63
65
Oman
Oman OM
3.31
66
Kenya
Kenya KE
3.31
67
Mozambique
Mozambique MZ
3.26
68
Qatar
Qatar QA
3.24
69
Israel
Israel IL
3.2
70
Laos
Laos LA
3.19
71
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan TM
3.18
72
Belarus
Belarus BY
3.15
73
Czech Republic
Czech Republic CZ
3.15
74
Austria
Austria AT
3.15
75
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic DO
3.04
76
New Zealand
New Zealand NZ
3.04
77
Finland
Finland FI
2.97
78
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan KG
2.94
79
Ghana
Ghana GH
2.73
80
Hungary
Hungary HU
2.7
81
Jordan
Jordan JO
2.63
82
Bulgaria
Bulgaria BG
2.29
83
Ireland
Ireland IE
2.24
84
Denmark
Denmark DK
2.18
85
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan AZ
2.14
86
Cambodia
Cambodia KH
2.07
87
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe ZW
1.91
88
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast CI
1.89
89
Guatemala
Guatemala GT
1.87
90
Nepal
Nepal NP
1.83
91
Cameroon
Cameroon CM
1.8
92
Angola
Angola AO
1.75
93
Myanmar
Myanmar MM
1.69
94
Yemen
Yemen YE
1.64
95
Croatia
Croatia HR
1.61
96
Tanzania
Tanzania TZ
1.49
97
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka LK
1.43
98
Uruguay
Uruguay UY
1.31
99
Congo
Congo CG
1.31
100
Jamaica
Jamaica JM
1.3
101
Mongolia
Mongolia MN
1.26
102
DR Congo
DR Congo CD
1.24
103
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico PR
1.23
104
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina BA
1.21
105
Uganda
Uganda UG
1.2
106
Costa Rica
Costa Rica CR
1.15
107
Palestine
Palestine PS
1.12
108
Estonia
Estonia EE
1.12
109
Georgia
Georgia GE
1.11
110
Bolivia
Bolivia BO
1.09
111
Slovakia
Slovakia SK
1.08
112
Zambia
Zambia ZM
1.06
113
Albania
Albania AL
1.03
114
Bahrain
Bahrain BH
1
115
Nicaragua
Nicaragua NI
0.97
116
Senegal
Senegal SN
0.97
117
Panama
Panama PA
0.88
118
Kosovo
Kosovo XK
0.86
119
El Salvador
El Salvador SV
0.84
120
Lithuania
Lithuania LT
0.82
121
Slovenia
Slovenia SI
0.82
122
North Macedonia
North Macedonia MK
0.8
123
Afghanistan
Afghanistan AF
0.74
124
Botswana
Botswana BW
0.71
125
Brunei
Brunei BN
0.71
126
Armenia
Armenia AM
0.62
127
Gabon
Gabon GA
0.58
128
Iceland
Iceland IS
0.57
129
Moldova
Moldova MD
0.55
130
Lebanon
Lebanon LB
0.51
131
Benin
Benin BJ
0.46
132
Namibia
Namibia NA
0.45
133
Niger
Niger NE
0.44
134
Montenegro
Montenegro ME
0.43
135
Guinea
Guinea GN
0.43
136
Mali
Mali ML
0.42
137
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago TT
0.4
138
Latvia
Latvia LV
0.36
139
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea PG
0.33
140
Mauritania
Mauritania MR
0.32
141
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso BF
0.31
142
Guyana
Guyana GY
0.28
143
Suriname
Suriname SR
0.24
144
Malawi
Malawi MW
0.23
145
Togo
Togo TG
0.23
146
Rwanda
Rwanda RW
0.23
147
Bermuda
Bermuda BM
0.22
148
Bahamas
Bahamas BS
0.22
149
Mauritius
Mauritius MU
0.2
150
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea GQ
0.17
151
Cyprus
Cyprus CY
0.17
152
Aruba
Aruba AW
0.17
153
Malta
Malta MT
0.17
154
Liberia
Liberia LR
0.17
155
Eswatini
Eswatini SZ
0.16
156
Macau
Macau MO
0.16
157
Luxembourg
Luxembourg LU
0.16
158
Belize
Belize BZ
0.15
159
Singapore
Singapore SG
0.14
160
Madagascar
Madagascar MG
0.14
161
Djibouti
Djibouti DJ
0.13
162
Haiti
Haiti HT
0.13
163
Cape Verde
Cape Verde CV
0.11
164
Lesotho
Lesotho LS
0.11
165
Gambia
Gambia GM
0.1
166
Fiji
Fiji FJ
0.1
167
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste TL
0.1
168
Guam
Guam GU
0.09
169
Bhutan
Bhutan BT
0.09
170
Chad
Chad TD
0.08
171
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone SL
0.08
172
New Caledonia
New Caledonia NC
0.07
173
Barbados
Barbados BB
0.07
174
Eritrea
Eritrea ER
0.05
175
US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands VI
0.05
176
Seychelles
Seychelles SC
0.04
177
French Polynesia
French Polynesia PF
0.04
178
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe ST
0.04
179
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis KN
0.04
180
Burundi
Burundi BI
0.04
181
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda AG
0.04
182
Gibraltar
Gibraltar GI
0.04
183
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia LC
0.03
184
Maldives
Maldives MV
0.03
185
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands FO
0.03
186
South Sudan
South Sudan SS
0.02
187
Comoros
Comoros KM
0.02
188
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands SB
0.02
189
Grenada
Grenada GD
0.02
190
Samoa
Samoa WS
0.02
191
Greenland
Greenland GL
0.02
192
Somalia
Somalia SO
0.02
193
American Samoa
American Samoa AS
0.01
194
Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands TC
0.01
195
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC
0.01
196
British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands VG
0.01
197
Central African Republic
Central African Republic CF
0.01
198
Dominica
Dominica DM
0.01
199
Tonga
Tonga TO
0.01
200
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau GW
0.01
201
Vanuatu
Vanuatu VU
0.01
202
Kiribati
Kiribati KI
0.01
203
Nauru
Nauru NR
0
204
Cook Islands
Cook Islands CK
0
205
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands KY
0
206
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon PM
0
207
Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands FK
0
208
Niue
Niue NU
0
209
Western Sahara
Western Sahara EH
0

China accounted for about 16.5% of world losses in 2024. China and India together represented about 30.3%, while the top three reached 40.3%, the top five 50.3%, and the top ten 62.8%.

Where electricity losses increased or declined

China's losses increased by 7.8% in 2024, while the United States recorded an 11.0% increase. Brazil and Iraq also posted increases of 5.2% and 12.2%, respectively. India moved in the opposite direction, with losses falling by 3.7%, or 11.15 BkWh. Among the three largest countries by losses, the United States recorded the fastest percentage increase.

The six-year trend

Reported world values were 1,983.44 BkWh in 2019, 1,960.73 BkWh in 2020, 2,017.69 BkWh in 2021, 2,010.63 BkWh in 2022, 2,052.41 BkWh in 2023 and 2,119.99 BkWh in 2024. By 2024, losses were about 6.9% higher than in 2019, despite the decline recorded in 2020.

Absolute losses versus electricity use

Large electricity systems can record substantial losses simply because more power moves through their grids. India lost 291.92 BkWh in 2024, equivalent to about 16.6% of its reported electricity consumption. China's 350.80 BkWh of losses were equivalent to about 3.6% of consumption, while the United States recorded 212.03 BkWh, or about 5.1%. These comparisons show why absolute loss totals and loss intensity should not be treated as the same measure.

Electricity Distribution Losses by Country

#
Country
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
1
China
China
333.01 323.35 325.61 306.29 325.35 350.8
2
India
India
270.7 272.37 272.42 279.55 303.07 291.92
3
United States
United States
215.2 200.7 204.22 204.98 191 212.03
4
Brazil
Brazil
105.65 105.73 108.4 104 106.92 112.49
5
Russia
Russia
99.08 95.57 97.83 98.5 97.3 98.61
6
Iraq
Iraq
66.72 67.45 60.95 71.17 79.9 89.69
7
Japan
Japan
39.1 41.09 48.41 43.01 41.79 48.45
8
Mexico
Mexico
33.45 36.99 42.05 41.11 42.37 43.52
9
Egypt
Egypt
34.04 32.39 45.51 45.8 45.67 43.23
10
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
31.06 35.78 37.07 37.99 38.23 39.73
11
Iran
Iran
32.71 35.38 35.74 36.93 37.95 39.12
12
France
France
38.09 35.9 39.19 35.19 35.28 37.69
13
Argentina
Argentina
20.87 20.74 22.33 29.88 27.03 33.47
14
Indonesia
Indonesia
26.13 25.26 25.02 27.05 27.48 29.59
15
Türkiye
Türkiye
31.26 29.13 31 29.06 28.96 28.87
16
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
25.45 26.32 26.17 25.66 28.96 26.79
17
Germany
Germany
27.47 26.94 26.58 26.32 26.81 26.09
18
Canada
Canada
34.6 33.69 32.02 31.85 31.82 25.73
19
South Africa
South Africa
22.9 25.08 24.81 23.88 22.84 24.64
20
Pakistan
Pakistan
23.13 20.28 23.7 25.63 25.81 24.12
21
Spain
Spain
24.79 25.63 26.73 25.13 24.53 23.86
22
South Korea
South Korea
19.07 18.45 19.42 20.02 19.69 19.97
23
Italy
Italy
17.82 17.45 19.03 19.15 18.52 19.57
24
Vietnam
Vietnam
15.48 15.69 16.45 17.14 18.2 19.2
25
Venezuela
Venezuela
26.45 24.86 25.91 25.67 25.85 16.78
26
Thailand
Thailand
13.29 12.97 14.1 13.69 14.44 15.19
27
Malaysia
Malaysia
12.3 12.01 12.41 12.92 13.19 13.41
28
Australia
Australia
9.65 9.72 11.18 13.25 13.19 13.18
29
Philippines
Philippines
9.99 9.74 9.97 10.69 10.69 12.53
30
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
9.69 6.75 9.45 9.39 9.44 11.98
31
Poland
Poland
8.95 10 9.25 8.81 8.55 11.57
32
Ukraine
Ukraine
16.43 15.45 15.66 11.22 10.35 10.09
33
Sweden
Sweden
10.59 8.31 10.64 9.71 9.11 9.43
34
Algeria
Algeria
9.9 8.98 8.98 8.77 9.24 8.84
35
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
9.53 9.68 7.46 7.98 8.28 8.06
36
Kuwait
Kuwait
6.7 6.64 7.22 7.49 7.52 7.98
37
Morocco
Morocco
6.68 6.77 7.27 7.6 7.78 7.93
38
Norway
Norway
7 6.35 7.02 6.66 7.02 7.81
39
Paraguay
Paraguay
4.47 4.23 4.87 5.19 5.21 7.59
40
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
7.01 7.03 7.28 7.35 7.91 7.54
41
Taiwan
Taiwan
8.98 9.48 8.82 9.61 7.91 7.45
42
Colombia
Colombia
5.72 5.56 6.66 6.63 6.82 7.02
43
Libya
Libya
6.99 5.95 7.02 7.08 7.08 6.82
44
Peru
Peru
6.41 6.41 6.72 6.64 6.64 6.72
45
Ecuador
Ecuador
4.28 4.42 4.65 4.96 5.12 5.48
46
Syria
Syria
3.7 3.43 4.56 4.21 4.21 5.45
47
Chile
Chile
2.56 2.38 4.23 4.55 4.61 5.43
48
Greece
Greece
3.69 5.21 5.61 5.73 4.33 5.35
49
Nigeria
Nigeria
4.97 5.26 5.41 5.34 5.97 5.32
50
Romania
Romania
6.5 6.2 6.2 5.46 5.82 5.25
51
Netherlands
Netherlands
5.06 4.74 4.8 4.87 4.99 5.03
52
Portugal
Portugal
4.95 4.5 4.94 5 5.13 5.02
53
Switzerland
Switzerland
4.16 4.29 4.78 4.89 4.81 4.29
54
Tunisia
Tunisia
3.64 3.73 4.61 4.66 4.63 4.06
55
Honduras
Honduras
3.17 3.55 3.29 3.61 3.62 4.02
56
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
3.21 3.05 3.57 4 4.19 3.98
57
Sudan
Sudan
3.42 3.73 3.88 3.65 3.65 3.96
58
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
2.43 2.55 4.07 3.92 3.94 3.96
59
North Korea
North Korea
3.77 3.8 3.98 4.1 4.1 3.95
60
Serbia
Serbia
4.33 4.39 4.48 4.18 4.88 3.85
61
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
4.7 9.98 2.39 3.38 3.43 3.75
62
Belgium
Belgium
3.63 3.5 3.61 3.36 3.15 3.7
63
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
4.37 3.69 3.81 3.67 3.68 3.65
64
Cuba
Cuba
3.43 3.43 3.62 3.43 3.35 3.63
65
Oman
Oman
3.56 3.74 4.09 4.18 4.27 3.31
66
Kenya
Kenya
2.75 2.79 2.83 2.96 3.07 3.31
67
Mozambique
Mozambique
2.77 2.77 2.93 3.38 3.38 3.26
68
Qatar
Qatar
2.77 2.77 2.93 3.12 3.18 3.24
69
Israel
Israel
2.79 3.2 3.46 3.55 3.51 3.2
70
Laos
Laos
2.26 2.89 1.92 2.39 2.45 3.19
71
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
2.89 2.89 3.06 3.14 3.26 3.18
72
Belarus
Belarus
2.71 2.74 2.85 2.69 3.15 3.15
73
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
4.3 4.12 3.65 3.41 3.01 3.15
74
Austria
Austria
3.3 3.19 3.24 3.24 3.1 3.15
75
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
2.76 2.54 2.33 2.14 2.37 3.04
76
New Zealand
New Zealand
2.84 2.78 2.9 3.27 3.3 3.04
77
Finland
Finland
3.06 3.15 3.19 2.79 2.72 2.97
78
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
2.51 2.75 2.74 2.39 2.36 2.94
79
Ghana
Ghana
1.18 1.29 2.73 2.67 2.8 2.73
80
Hungary
Hungary
3.29 3.14 3.05 2.78 2.45 2.7
81
Jordan
Jordan
2.25 2.27 2.34 2.47 2.47 2.63
82
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
2.77 2.6 2.6 2.51 1.97 2.29
83
Ireland
Ireland
2.27 2.31 2.41 2.46 2.5 2.24
84
Denmark
Denmark
1.86 2.28 1.84 1.84 1.83 2.18
85
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
2.23 2.04 2.15 2.19 2.2 2.14
86
Cambodia
Cambodia
1.36 1.31 1.28 1.45 1.88 2.07
87
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
1.55 1.45 1.75 1.96 1.86 1.91
88
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1.96 1.73 1.73 1.87 1.64 1.89
89
Guatemala
Guatemala
1.59 1.56 1.71 1.72 1.72 1.87
90
Nepal
Nepal
1.18 1.53 1.71 1.64 1.64 1.83
91
Cameroon
Cameroon
1.86 1.9 2.08 2.19 2.24 1.8
92
Angola
Angola
1.74 1.85 1.72 1.78 1.72 1.75
93
Myanmar
Myanmar
3.4 3.31 2.91 1.68 1.86 1.69
94
Yemen
Yemen
0.68 0.59 0.44 0.48 0.49 1.64
95
Croatia
Croatia
1.66 1.73 1.69 1.66 2.05 1.61
96
Tanzania
Tanzania
1.05 1.11 1.18 1.79 2.04 1.49
97
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
1.37 1.5 1.61 1.4 1.46 1.43
98
Uruguay
Uruguay
1.32 1.13 1.23 1.31 1.14 1.31
99
Congo
Congo
1.62 1.71 1.82 2.24 2.34 1.31
100
Jamaica
Jamaica
1.15 1.15 1.18 1.18 1.18 1.3
101
Mongolia
Mongolia
0.89 0.96 1.02 1.09 1.11 1.26
102
DR Congo
DR Congo
1.05 1.12 1.19 1.2 1.24 1.24
103
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
1.13 1.13 1.2 1.22 1.22 1.23
104
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.26 1.23 1.33 1.26 1.34 1.21
105
Uganda
Uganda
1.16 1.13 1.04 1.12 1.12 1.2
106
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1.06 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.01 1.15
107
Palestine
Palestine
0.85 0.88 0.91 0.99 0.99 1.12
108
Estonia
Estonia
0.5 0.38 0.99 1.23 1.16 1.12
109
Georgia
Georgia
0.92 0.89 0.89 1.14 1.15 1.11
110
Bolivia
Bolivia
0.89 0.88 0.93 1.03 1.08 1.09
111
Slovakia
Slovakia
1.68 1.58 1.35 1.32 1.23 1.08
112
Zambia
Zambia
1.07 2.1 2.29 2.23 2.23 1.06
113
Albania
Albania
1.08 0.93 1.36 0.96 1.24 1.03
114
Bahrain
Bahrain
0.83 1.59 1.01 1.08 1.09 1
115
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
1.09 1.05 1.11 0.84 0.84 0.97
116
Senegal
Senegal
0.82 0.92 1.02 0.98 0.98 0.97
117
Panama
Panama
1.31 1.21 1.19 0.88 0.92 0.88
118
Kosovo
Kosovo
1.15 0.95 1.04 0.87 0.79 0.86
119
El Salvador
El Salvador
0.78 0.79 0.93 0.79 0.77 0.84
120
Lithuania
Lithuania
0.89 0.95 0.93 0.85 0.83 0.82
121
Slovenia
Slovenia
0.86 0.85 0.84 0.85 0.77 0.82
122
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
0.98 1.03 1.04 0.97 0.99 0.8
123
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
0.67 0.67 0.69 0.72 0.73 0.74
124
Botswana
Botswana
0.63 0.67 0.57 0.62 0.63 0.71
125
Brunei
Brunei
0.5 0.44 0.51 0.5 0.5 0.71
126
Armenia
Armenia
0.55 0.57 0.55 0.61 0.53 0.62
127
Gabon
Gabon
0.41 0.44 0.56 0.6 0.6 0.58
128
Iceland
Iceland
0.53 0.54 0.57 0.54 0.54 0.57
129
Moldova
Moldova
0.57 0.56 0.59 0.58 0.55 0.55
130
Lebanon
Lebanon
2.22 1.87 1.1 0.42 0.44 0.51
131
Benin
Benin
0.36 0.35 0.3 0.39 0.39 0.46
132
Namibia
Namibia
0.27 0.31 0.4 0.52 0.75 0.45
133
Niger
Niger
0.31 0.33 0.35 0.36 0.37 0.44
134
Montenegro
Montenegro
0.49 0.49 0.5 0.48 0.6 0.43
135
Guinea
Guinea
0.3 0.39 0.4 0.42 0.42 0.43
136
Mali
Mali
0.4 0.41 0.3 0.32 0.32 0.42
137
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
0.42 0.42 0.42 0.49 0.49 0.4
138
Latvia
Latvia
0.44 0.38 0.39 0.36 0.34 0.36
139
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
0.37 0.36 0.28 0.32 0.33 0.33
140
Mauritania
Mauritania
0.22 0.22 0.28 0.32 0.32 0.32
141
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
0.16 0.22 0.22 0.21 0.21 0.31
142
Guyana
Guyana
0.25 0.23 0.23 0.27 0.27 0.28
143
Suriname
Suriname
0.23 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.25 0.24
144
Malawi
Malawi
0.29 0.22 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23
145
Togo
Togo
0.1 0.1 0.26 0.2 0.21 0.23
146
Rwanda
Rwanda
0.17 0.14 0.19 0.19 0.2 0.23
147
Bermuda
Bermuda
0.19 0.17 0.17 0.26 0.17 0.22
148
Bahamas
Bahamas
0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.22
149
Mauritius
Mauritius
0.18 0.14 0.19 0.17 0.18 0.2
150
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
0.15 0.14 0.16 0.17 0.17 0.17
151
Cyprus
Cyprus
0.18 0.24 0.22 0.14 0.15 0.17
152
Aruba
Aruba
0.16 0.16 0.16 0.17 0.17 0.17
153
Malta
Malta
0.16 0.13 0.17 0.19 0.2 0.17
154
Liberia
Liberia
0.14 0.15 0.17 0.18 0.18 0.17
155
Eswatini
Eswatini
0.19 0.15 0.15 0.17 0.17 0.16
156
Macau
Macau
0.16 0.14 0.15 0.15 0.16 0.16
157
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
0.16 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.14 0.16
158
Belize
Belize
0.07 0.19 0.13 0.14 0.14 0.15
159
Singapore
Singapore
0.57 0.5 0.63 0.17 0.17 0.14
160
Madagascar
Madagascar
0.13 0.11 0.13 0.14 0.14 0.14
161
Djibouti
Djibouti
0.12 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13
162
Haiti
Haiti
0.64 0.62 0.16 0.15 0.15 0.13
163
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11
164
Lesotho
Lesotho
0.13 0.09 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.11
165
Gambia
Gambia
0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
166
Fiji
Fiji
0.11 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
167
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste
0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
168
Guam
Guam
0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09
169
Bhutan
Bhutan
0.35 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.09 0.09
170
Chad
Chad
0.05 0.05 0.12 0.11 0.11 0.08
171
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08
172
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
0.06 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07
173
Barbados
Barbados
0.07 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.06 0.07
174
Eritrea
Eritrea
0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05
175
US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands
0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05
176
Seychelles
Seychelles
0.05 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04
177
French Polynesia
French Polynesia
0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04
178
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04
179
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04
180
Burundi
Burundi
0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04
181
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
0.05 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04
182
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.04
183
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03
184
Maldives
Maldives
0.02 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03
185
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
0.02 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03
186
South Sudan
South Sudan
0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
187
Comoros
Comoros
0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
188
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
189
Grenada
Grenada
0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
190
Samoa
Samoa
0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
191
Greenland
Greenland
0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02
192
Somalia
Somalia
0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
193
American Samoa
American Samoa
0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
194
Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands
0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
195
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
196
British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands
0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
197
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
198
Dominica
Dominica
0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
199
Tonga
Tonga
0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
200
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
201
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
202
Kiribati
Kiribati
0 0 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
203
Nauru
Nauru
0 0.01 0 0 0 0
204
Cook Islands
Cook Islands
0 0 0 0 0 0
205
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
0.01 0 0 0 0 0
206
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
0 0 0 0 0 0
207
Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands
0 0 0 0 0 0
208
Niue
Niue
0 0 0 0 0 0
209
Western Sahara
Western Sahara
0 0 0 0 - 0

Methodology

The statistics are based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) International Energy Statistics. Values represent annual electricity transmission and distribution losses in billion kilowatt-hours (BkWh). Where no value is available, the cell is left empty. A value of 0 indicates that the source reports zero. The sum of the countries listed on this page may not equal the reported world total because the country-level data presented here do not necessarily represent the complete set of values used for the world total. This page covers transmission and distribution losses only; generation and consumption are reported separately in the source.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which countries lose the most electricity?

China (350.80 BkWh) and India (291.92 BkWh) reported the largest 2024 values, followed by the United States (212.03 BkWh), Brazil (112.49 BkWh) and Russia (98.61 BkWh).

Why are India's electricity losses relatively high?

India recorded 291.92 BkWh of losses in 2024, equivalent to about 16.6% of its reported electricity consumption. This page reports the loss values; it does not establish the causes of year-to-year changes.

Did world electricity losses increase in 2024?

The world total rose from 2,052.41 to 2,119.99 BkWh, an increase of 67.58 BkWh or about 3.3%. China's increase of 25.45 BkWh represented about 38% of the net global increase.

What are electricity distribution losses?

They are electricity losses that occur during the transmission and distribution of power between generation and delivery to customers. Much of the loss is thermal.

Data Disclaimer: Projected data (future years) are estimates based on mathematical models. Actual values may differ. Learn about our methodology →

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