Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Iceland
Iceland: Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) was 0 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile
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 137 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 3 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0 DB16-20 methodology | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2019 | 0 DB16-20 methodology | — |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 3 DB16-20 methodology. (60 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3 DB16-20 methodology. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 129 Jordan 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 129 Kosovo 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 129 Mali 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 129 Malta 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 129 Singapore 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 129 Saint Lucia 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 129 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0 DB16-20 methodology
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)
- Commercial service imports 5.94 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 8.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 18,264 current US$ per person (2025)
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 137 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
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.