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Electricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output: ranking of countries
149 countries ranked by their latest value (2024–2025). Benin is highest at 60.9%; Singapore is lowest at 0.2%.
World 6.9% (2023)Median country 9.8%149 countries
Power losses: world and regions, 1994–2025
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
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| # | Country | Region | Power losses | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 60.9% | 2024 | |
| 2 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 58.7% | 2024 | |
| 3 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 51.3% | 2024 | |
| 4 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 31.5% | 2024 | |
| 5 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.3% | 2024 | |
| 6 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.3% | 2024 | |
| 7 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.1% | 2024 | |
| 8 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 27.6% | 2024 | |
| 9 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 26.6% | 2024 | |
| 10 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 25.9% | 2024 | |
| 11 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.8% | 2024 | |
| 12 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.4% | 2024 | |
| 13 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.8% | 2024 | |
| 14 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.2% | 2024 | |
| 15 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 21.6% | 2024 | |
| 16 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 21.5% | 2025 | |
| 17 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 21.0% | 2024 | |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.7% | 2024 | |
| 19 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.7% | 2024 | |
| 20 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 20.2% | 2024 | |
| 21 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 19.9% | 2024 | |
| 22 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.4% | 2024 | |
| 23 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.2% | 2024 | |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 18.8% | 2024 | |
| 25 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.7% | 2024 | |
| 26 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 18.6% | 2024 | |
| 27 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 18.4% | 2025 | |
| 28 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 18.3% | 2024 | |
| 29 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 18.1% | 2024 | |
| 30 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 18.0% | 2024 | |
| 31 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.8% | 2024 | |
| 32 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 17.1% | 2024 | |
| 33 | Gibraltar | Europe & Central Asia | 16.5% | 2024 | |
| 34 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.5% | 2024 | |
| 35 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.3% | 2024 | |
| 36 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.2% | 2024 | |
| 37 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 16.2% | 2024 | |
| 38 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 15.7% | 2024 | |
| 39 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 15.5% | 2024 | |
| 40 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 15.3% | 2024 | |
| 41 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15.2% | 2024 | |
| 42 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.9% | 2024 | |
| 43 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.9% | 2025 | |
| 44 | India | South Asia | 14.5% | 2024 | |
| 45 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.4% | 2024 | |
| 46 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.1% | 2024 | |
| 47 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 13.7% | 2024 | |
| 48 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 13.7% | 2024 | |
| 49 | Nepal | South Asia | 13.4% | 2024 | |
| 50 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 13.3% | 2024 | |
| 51 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 13.2% | 2024 | |
| 52 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 13.1% | 2024 | |
| 53 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.7% | 2024 | |
| 54 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 12.7% | 2024 | |
| 55 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.4% | 2024 | |
| 56 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 12.0% | 2024 | |
| 57 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 11.9% | 2024 | |
| 58 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.9% | 2024 | |
| 59 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.6% | 2024 | |
| 60 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.6% | 2024 | |
| 61 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.5% | 2024 | |
| 62 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 11.4% | 2024 | |
| 63 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.3% | 2024 | |
| 64 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.3% | 2025 | |
| 65 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 11.0% | 2024 | |
| 66 | Curaçao | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.9% | 2024 | |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 10.7% | 2024 | |
| 68 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.7% | 2024 | |
| 69 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 10.6% | 2024 | |
| 70 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 10.5% | 2024 | |
| 71 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 10.2% | 2024 | |
| 72 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 10.1% | 2024 | |
| 73 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 10.1% | 2024 | |
| 74 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 9.9% | 2025 | |
| 75 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.8% | 2024 | |
| 76 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 9.8% | 2024 | |
| 77 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 9.8% | 2024 | |
| 78 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 9.8% | 2024 | |
| 79 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 9.6% | 2025 | |
| 80 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.5% | 2025 | |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 9.4% | 2024 | |
| 82 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 9.3% | 2025 | |
| 83 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.3% | 2024 | |
| 84 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.1% | 2024 | |
| 85 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 9.1% | 2024 | |
| 86 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 9.0% | 2024 | |
| 87 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.9% | 2024 | |
| 88 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.9% | 2024 | |
| 89 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.5% | 2024 | |
| 90 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 8.3% | 2024 | |
| 91 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 8.2% | 2024 | |
| 92 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 8.0% | 2024 | |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 7.9% | 2024 | |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 7.9% | 2024 | |
| 95 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 7.9% | 2024 | |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.9% | 2024 | |
| 97 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 7.8% | 2025 | |
| 98 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 7.8% | 2025 | |
| 99 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 7.6% | 2025 | |
| 100 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 7.2% | 2024 | |
| 101 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 7.2% | 2025 | |
| 102 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 7.2% | 2025 | |
| 103 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 7.1% | 2025 | |
| 104 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 7.0% | 2024 | |
| 105 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 6.9% | 2025 | |
| 106 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 6.9% | 2024 | |
| 107 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 6.8% | 2025 | |
| 108 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.7% | 2025 | |
| 109 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 6.7% | 2024 | |
| 110 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 6.6% | 2024 | |
| 111 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 6.4% | 2025 | |
| 112 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 6.3% | 2025 | |
| 113 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.2% | 2025 | |
| 114 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 6.1% | 2024 | |
| 115 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 6.0% | 2024 | |
| 116 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 5.8% | 2025 | |
| 117 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.7% | 2024 | |
| 118 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 5.7% | 2025 | |
| 119 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.6% | 2024 | |
| 120 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.6% | 2025 | |
| 121 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 5.6% | 2025 | |
| 122 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.6% | 2024 | |
| 123 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 5.5% | 2024 | |
| 124 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 5.4% | 2025 | |
| 125 | United States | North America | 5.3% | 2025 | |
| 126 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 5.3% | 2025 | |
| 127 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.3% | 2024 | |
| 128 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 5.2% | 2025 | |
| 129 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 5.1% | 2024 | |
| 130 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 5.1% | 2025 | |
| 131 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 4.6% | 2025 | |
| 132 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 4.6% | 2025 | |
| 133 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 4.5% | 2025 | |
| 134 | Canada | North America | 4.4% | 2025 | |
| 135 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 4.3% | 2025 | |
| 136 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.2% | 2024 | |
| 137 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 4.2% | 2025 | |
| 138 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 4.2% | 2024 | |
| 139 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 4.1% | 2025 | |
| 140 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.1% | 2024 | |
| 141 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 4.1% | 2024 | |
| 142 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 3.8% | 2025 | |
| 143 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 3.5% | 2025 | |
| 144 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 3.1% | 2024 | |
| 145 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 3.0% | 2025 | |
| 146 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.8% | 2024 | |
| 147 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 2.7% | 2024 | |
| 148 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 1.0% | 2025 | |
| 149 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 0.2% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output)
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