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Power Transmission Losses by African country
Benin has the highest electric power transmission and distribution losses of any African country, at 58.6% — 1.3× Niger's 45.8%.
Electricity lost in transmission and distribution as a share of output. 37 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023.
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Republic of the CongoBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Power Transmission Losses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benin | 58.6% | |
| 2 | Niger | 45.8% | |
| 3 | Republic of the Congo | 38.5% | |
| 4 | Togo | 32.5% | |
| 5 | Eswatini | 28.1% | |
| 6 | Namibia | 27.8% | |
| 7 | Sudan | 27.1% | |
| 8 | Kenya | 25.8% | |
| 9 | Chad | 23.6% | |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 23% | |
| 11 | Cameroon | 22% | |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 20.7% | |
| 13 | Botswana | 20.6% | |
| 14 | Libya | 20.2% | |
| 15 | Egypt | 19.9% | |
| 16 | Uganda | 18.9% | |
| 17 | Gabon | 18.9% | |
| 18 | Tunisia | 18.3% | |
| 19 | Rwanda | 18.3% | |
| 20 | Morocco | 18.2% | |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 17.1% | |
| 22 | Tanzania | 16.8% | |
| 23 | Mozambique | 16.6% | |
| 24 | Nigeria | 14.2% | |
| 25 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.7% | |
| 26 | Senegal | 13.1% | |
| 27 | Eritrea | 11.8% | |
| 28 | Angola | 11.3% | |
| 29 | Ghana | 11.2% | |
| 30 | Equatorial Guinea | 10.6% | |
| 31 | South Africa | 10.2% | |
| 32 | Algeria | 9.2% | |
| 33 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 9.1% | |
| 34 | Mauritius | 5.7% | |
| 35 | Zambia | 5.3% | |
| 36 | Madagascar | 5.3% | |
| 37 | South Sudan | 4% |
Togo
Eswatini
Namibia
Sudan
Kenya
Chad
Zimbabwe
Cameroon
Ethiopia
Botswana
Libya
Egypt
Uganda
Gabon
Tunisia
Rwanda
Morocco
Burkina Faso
Tanzania
Mozambique
Nigeria
Cote d'Ivoire
Senegal
Eritrea
Angola
Ghana
Equatorial Guinea
South Africa
Algeria
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mauritius
Zambia
Madagascar
South SudanGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Power Transmission Losses figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=electric_power_transmission_losses_pct&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest electric power transmission and distribution losses?
Benin has the highest electric power transmission and distribution losses in Africa at 58.6% (2023), followed by Niger and Republic of the Congo.
Which African country has the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses?
South Sudan has the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses of the 37 African countries with data, at 4% (2023).
How many African countries report Power Transmission Losses data?
37 of 54 African countries have a recent Power Transmission Losses figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=electric_power_transmission_losses_pct&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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