Countries That Lose the Most Electricity in Transmission 2023
Source:
World Bank
Key Findings
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Iraq leads in Transmission Losses (% of Output) with 61.81 in 2023.
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Average Transmission Losses (% of Output) in 2023: 30.35 · median: 26.98.
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Gap in 2023: Iraq is 3.1× larger than Libya.
About This Dataset
Countries That Lose the Most Electricity in Transmission 2023
Countries ranked by transmission losses (% of output) in 2023, using World Bank figures for the 107 countries that reported that year. Iraq leads on 61.81, ahead of Benin (58.62) and Niger (45.78). Electricity lost between the power station and the customer, including theft and unbilled use. A high figure usually reflects the state of the grid and of billing rather than physics.
Analysis
Iraq (61.81), Benin (58.62) and Niger (45.78) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 61.81 down to 20.17, a spread of 41.64. Only 3.19 separates Iraq from Benin in second, 5.2% of the leading figure. 7 of the 20 reach half the leading figure, 30.91 or more. The chart shows the twenty highest of 107 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.
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Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2023 · 20 observations
- Measure
- Transmission Losses (% of Output)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2023.
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