Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) was 5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
5 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 137 countries
All-time high
5 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
5 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019
Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Nigeria, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Nigeria stood at 5 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Nigeria ranks 5th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 5 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5 DB16-20 methodology, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 5 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5 DB16-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 4 Zimbabwe 10 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 India 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Indonesia 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Mexico 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Armenia 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Barbados 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Belize 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Bhutan 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Costa Rica 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Cote d'Ivoire 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Cyprus 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Dominica 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Egypt 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Eswatini 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Fiji 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Grenada 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Guyana 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Iran 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Jamaica 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 South Korea 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Kuwait 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Mauritania 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Mongolia 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Namibia 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Oman 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Papua New Guinea 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Philippines 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Puerto Rico 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Qatar 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Rwanda 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Samoa 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Saudi Arabia 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 South Africa 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Sudan 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Togo 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Tonga 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Turkey 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Uganda 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Vietnam 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Zambia 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Nigeria
- Merchandise trade 33.3% (2025)
- Food imports 12.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 52.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 41.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 18.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 6.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 55.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 4.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 233.52 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Nigeria?
- Getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Nigeria was 5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Nigeria rank for getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes)?
- Nigeria ranks 5th out of 137 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.