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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.
Energy Statistics > Electric power transmission and distribution losses > million kWh (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
(top to bottom)
Date
#1
United States :
265,180,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#2
India :
175,535,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#3
China :
138,957,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#4
Russia :
112,591,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#5
Brazil :
65,273,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#6
Japan :
48,862,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#7
Canada :
39,256,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#8
Mexico :
35,501,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#9
Germany :
34,185,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#10
France :
32,100,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#11
United Kingdom :
32,035,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#12
Iran :
27,762,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#13
Ukraine :
27,312,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#14
Venezuela :
26,366,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#15
Spain :
24,070,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#16
Turkey :
23,243,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#17
Pakistan :
21,069,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#18
Italy :
20,868,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#19
Indonesia :
16,110,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#20
Argentina :
15,445,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#21
South Africa :
14,710,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#22
Australia :
14,611,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#23
Poland :
14,354,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#24
Korea, South :
12,794,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#25
Egypt :
12,315,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#26
Saudi Arabia :
11,843,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#27
Sweden :
10,933,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#28
Kazakhstan :
10,408,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#29
Thailand :
9,981,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#30
Colombia :
9,703,999,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#31
Norway :
8,856,001,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#32
Syria :
7,596,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#33
Philippines :
7,227,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#34
Nigeria :
6,809,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#35
Romania :
6,073,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#36
Libya :
5,740,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#37
Serbia and Montenegro :
5,633,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#38
New Zealand :
5,518,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#39
Ecuador :
5,267,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#40
Greece :
5,218,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#41
Bulgaria :
5,092,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#42
Czech Republic :
5,084,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#43
Algeria :
4,976,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#44
Vietnam :
4,829,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#45
Hong Kong :
4,657,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#46
Kyrgyzstan :
4,575,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#47
Uzbekistan :
4,500,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#48
Kuwait :
4,474,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#49
Dominican Republic :
4,369,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#50
Netherlands :
4,323,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#51
Chile :
4,164,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#52
Malaysia :
4,095,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#53
Portugal :
4,057,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#54
Belgium :
4,046,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#55
Hungary :
3,980,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#56
Switzerland :
3,972,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#57
Belarus :
3,579,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#58
Korea, North :
3,473,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#59
United Arab Emirates :
3,466,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#60
Morocco :
3,116,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#61
Austria :
3,034,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#62
Finland :
2,959,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#63
Azerbaijan :
2,762,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#64
Tajikistan :
2,561,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#65
Cuba :
2,418,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#66
Peru :
2,359,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#67
Croatia :
2,224,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#68
Paraguay :
2,202,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#69
Singapore :
2,167,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#70
Ireland :
2,044,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#71
Bangladesh :
2,038,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#72
Albania :
2,028,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#73
Iraq :
2,019,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#74
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
1,994,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#75
Uruguay :
1,807,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#76
Denmark :
1,789,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#77
Oman :
1,779,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#78
Lebanon :
1,561,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#79
Tunisia :
1,543,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#80
Turkmenistan :
1,521,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#81
Zimbabwe :
1,472,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#82
Israel :
1,383,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#83
Macedonia, Republic of :
1,377,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#84
Moldova :
1,376,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#85
Sri Lanka :
1,346,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#86
Slovakia :
1,318,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#87
Lithuania :
1,273,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#88
Burma :
1,256,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#89
Mozambique :
1,187,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#90
Jordan :
1,179,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#91
Estonia :
1,112,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#92
Honduras :
1,107,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#93
Georgia :
1,079,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#94
Yemen :
977,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#95
Panama :
976,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#96
Kenya :
968,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#97
Armenia :
956,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#98
Qatar :
916,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#99
Ghana :
890,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#100
Latvia :
885,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#101
Costa Rica :
881,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#102
Slovenia :
850,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#103
Côte d'Ivoire :
847,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#104
Cameroon :
790,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#105
Jamaica :
731,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#106
Nicaragua :
689,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#107
Bahrain :
676,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#108
Sudan :
607,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#109
Tanzania :
578,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#110
El Salvador :
575,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#111
Bolivia :
514,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#112
Nepal :
457,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#113
Iceland :
382,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#114
Trinidad and Tobago :
368,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#115
Senegal :
346,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#116
Zambia :
338,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#117
Angola :
325,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#118
Namibia :
304,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#119
Congo, Republic of the :
293,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#120
Malta :
291,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#121
Haiti :
291,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#122
Gabon :
273,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#123
Guatemala :
264,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#124
Ethiopia :
254,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...
#125
Cyprus :
213,000,000 million kWh
2004 ...