How does Iceland rank for getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes)?

Iceland ranks 129th out of 135 countries with data for 2019.

Is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) rising or falling in Iceland?

Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Iceland data come from?

The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Iceland

Name: Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Iceland
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Iceland: Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) was 0 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

0 DB16-20 methodology

World rank

129th

of 135 countries

All-time high

3 DB16-20 methodology

in 2014

All-time low

0 DB16-20 methodology

in 2017

Years of data

2014–2019

Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Iceland, 2014–2019

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 0 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.

That places Iceland 129th out of 135 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Iceland

126 Luxembourg 0.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
127 Netherlands 0.083 DB16-20 methodology compare
128 Finland 0.01 DB16-20 methodology compare
129 Cape Verde 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
129 Jordan 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
129 Mali 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
129 Malta 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
129 Singapore 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
129 Saint Lucia 0 DB16-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 136 places →

More private sector data for Iceland

Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
Food imports 11.1% (2025)
Manufactures imports 71.1% (2025)
Merchandise imports 10.94 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 46.9% (2025)
Manufactures exports 14.0% (2025)
Merchandise exports 7.17 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 8.13 billion current US$ (2025)
Transport services 16.3% (2025)
Computer, communications and other services 41.2% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Iceland?: Getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Iceland was 0 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) recorded in Iceland?: The highest recorded value was 3 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) recorded in Iceland?: The lowest recorded value was 0 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
How does Iceland rank for getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes)?: Iceland ranks 129th out of 135 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) rising or falling in Iceland?: Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iceland data come from?: The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) (DB16-20 methodology)
Unit: DB16-20 methodology
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 136 places, 816 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The minimum outage time is the minimum time, in minutes, considered for the calculation of the SAIDI and SAIFI indices. If the minimum outage time exceeds 5 minutes, an economy is not eligible to obtain a score on the Reliability of supply and transparency of tariff index component. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.