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Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: 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 136 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 Saudi Arabia, 2014–2019

0123452014201620192014: 5 DB16-20 methodology2015: 5 DB16-20 methodology2016: 5 DB16-20 methodology2017: 5 DB16-20 methodology2018: 5 DB16-20 methodology2019: 5 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Saudi Arabia is 5 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

That places Saudi Arabia 5th out of 136 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Saudi Arabia?
Getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes)?
Saudi Arabia ranks 5th out of 136 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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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

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.