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Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output)

Bangladesh · 1990–2024 · Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)

Latest (2024)8.19% of output
Earliest (1990)33.57
Change since 1990−25.38
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank WDI (EG.ELC.LOSS.ZS)
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What you should know

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. The losses are expressed as a share of the total output.

Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank WDI (EG.ELC.LOSS.ZS)
Data updated
October 23, 2026 · refreshed monthly
Date range
1990–2024 (35 data points)
Unit
% of output
World Bank code
EG.ELC.LOSS.ZS
Licence
CC BY 4.0

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IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank WDI (EG.ELC.LOSS.ZS). Processed by DEEPLAB, https://de3plab.org/data-electricity-losses (data updated October 23, 2026).

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Year% of output
20248.19
20237.9
20227.32
20217.78
20208.1
20198.14
20188
20178.74
20169.72
201512.04
201412.2
201313.23
201211.89
201110.22
201010.59
200911.32
200812.52
20075.17
20066.02
20057.43
20048.26
200311.52
200212.71
200113.87
200015.33
199915.82
199815.42
199715.14
199615.98
199516.62
199418.1
199319.47
199226.66
199135.62
199033.57