All⚡ Electric power transmission and distribution losses
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.
ArgentinaEstoniaBrazilMexicoGreeceCosta RicaPortugalTürkiyeIrelandHungaryNew ZealandColombiaFranceChileIsraelUnited StatesJapanNorwayCanadaAustraliaFinlandSouth KoreaIceland
1
🇦🇷Argentina
21.5%
2
🇪🇪Estonia
18.4%
3
🇧🇷Brazil
14.9%
4
🇲🇽Mexico
11.3%
5
🇬🇷Greece
9.9%
6
🇬🇧United Kingdom
9.6%
7
🇨🇷Costa Rica
9.5%
8
🇵🇹Portugal
9.3%
9
🇪🇸Spain
7.8%
10
🇹🇷Türkiye
7.8%
11
🇱🇹Lithuania
7.6%
12
🇮🇪Ireland
7.2%
13
🇩🇰Denmark
7.2%
14
🇭🇺Hungary
7.1%
15
🇮🇹Italy
6.9%
16
🇳🇿New Zealand
6.8%
17
🇨🇴Colombia
6.7%
18
🇫🇷France
6.4%
19
🇨🇭Switzerland
6.3%
20
🇨🇱Chile
6.2%
21
🇸🇪Sweden
5.8%
22
🇸🇮Slovenia
5.7%
23
🇮🇱Israel
5.6%
24
🇱🇺Luxembourg
5.6%
25
🇱🇻Latvia
5.4%
26
🇺🇸United States
5.3%
27
🇩🇪Germany
5.3%
28
🇵🇱Poland
5.2%
29
🇸🇰Slovakia
5.1%
30
🇯🇵Japan
4.6%
31
🇳🇴Norway
4.6%
32
🇧🇪Belgium
4.5%
33
🇨🇦Canada
4.4%
34
🇦🇹Austria
4.3%
35
🇦🇺Australia
4.2%
36
🇨🇿Czechia
4.1%
37
🇫🇮Finland
3.8%
38
🇳🇱Netherlands
3.5%
39
🇰🇷South Korea
3.0%
40
🇮🇸Iceland
1.0%
Highlights
As of 2025, Argentina ranks first with 21.5%, followed by Estonia (18.4%) and Brazil (14.9%).
Across 40 countries and territories, values run from 21.5% (Argentina) to 1.0% (Iceland), with a median of 6.0%.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 5 from Europe, 4 from the Americas and 1 from Asia.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output), 2025. Unit: %.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 16, 2026