North America - Electric power transmission and distribution losses

Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output)

Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in North America was 6.29 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 54 years was 9.68 in 1989, while its lowest value was 4.83 in 2001.

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.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2018 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

See also:

Year Value
1960 9.03
1961 8.85
1962 8.59
1963 8.65
1964 8.61
1965 8.86
1966 9.25
1967 8.83
1968 8.81
1969 8.33
1970 8.62
1971 8.46
1972 8.74
1973 8.45
1974 8.35
1975 8.93
1976 9.07
1977 8.54
1978 8.93
1979 8.63
1980 8.76
1981 7.38
1982 8.14
1983 8.30
1984 6.94
1985 7.13
1986 6.63
1987 5.47
1988 5.44
1989 9.68
1990 8.98
1991 7.04
1992 7.23
1993 7.38
1994 6.92
1995 7.00
1996 7.00
1997 6.06
1998 6.12
1999 5.92
2000 5.97
2001 4.83
2002 6.46
2003 5.73
2004 6.40
2005 6.56
2006 6.52
2007 6.34
2008 6.01
2009 6.57
2010 6.31
2011 6.36
2012 6.57
2013 6.29
2014 6.29

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use