Saudi Arabia - Electric power transmission and distribution losses

Electric power transmission and distribution losses (kWh)

The value for Electric power transmission and distribution losses (kWh) in Saudi Arabia was 17,965,000,000 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18,579,000,000 in 2005 and a minimum value of 107,000,000 in 1971.

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: International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), Energy Statistics and Balances of Non-OECD Countries and Energy Statistics of OECD Countries, and United Nations, Energy Statistics Yearbook.

See also:

Year Value
1971 107,000,000
1972 133,000,000
1973 165,000,000
1974 192,000,000
1975 417,000,000
1976 942,000,000
1977 759,000,000
1978 927,000,000
1979 1,639,000,000
1980 1,349,000,000
1981 3,770,000,000
1982 3,733,000,000
1983 3,204,000,000
1984 2,162,000,000
1985 4,030,000,000
1986 745,000,000
1987 3,261,000,000
1988 4,969,000,000
1989 4,435,000,000
1990 3,985,000,000
1991 4,874,000,000
1992 6,190,000,000
1993 6,751,000,000
1994 5,856,000,000
1995 5,957,000,000
1996 6,563,000,000
1997 8,025,000,000
1998 6,379,000,000
1999 5,669,000,000
2000 9,131,000,000
2001 7,575,000,000
2002 9,828,000,000
2003 7,002,000,000
2004 12,927,000,000
2005 18,579,000,000
2006 13,798,000,000
2007 15,690,000,000
2008 17,712,000,000
2009 17,965,000,000

Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output)

Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Saudi Arabia was 8.28 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 14.24 in 1976, while its lowest value was 1.56 in 1986.

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: International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), Energy Statistics and Balances of Non-OECD Countries and Energy Statistics of OECD Countries, and United Nations, Energy Statistics Yearbook.

See also:

Year Value
1971 5.14
1972 5.49
1973 5.60
1974 5.14
1975 9.52
1976 14.24
1977 9.93
1978 8.79
1979 10.01
1980 6.60
1981 13.99
1982 11.34
1983 9.10
1984 5.40
1985 9.09
1986 1.56
1987 5.81
1988 8.07
1989 6.83
1990 5.76
1991 6.59
1992 7.53
1993 7.42
1994 6.23
1995 6.09
1996 6.49
1997 7.46
1998 5.57
1999 4.76
2000 7.24
2001 5.67
2002 6.93
2003 4.58
2004 8.09
2005 10.55
2006 7.60
2007 8.23
2008 8.67
2009 8.28

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use