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Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in South Africa

South Africa: Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) was 5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
5 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 137 countries
All-time high
5 DB16-20 methodology
in 2018
All-time low
1 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

123452014201620192014: 1 DB16-20 methodology2015: 1 DB16-20 methodology2016: 1 DB16-20 methodology2017: 1 DB16-20 methodology2018: 5 DB16-20 methodology2019: 5 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in South Africa stood at 5 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 400.0% over ten years.

South Africa ranks 5th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in South Africa, year by year

Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 1 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 1 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 1 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 1 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 5 DB16-20 methodology +400.0%
2019 5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

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  21. 5 Republic of Korea 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  22. 5 Kuwait 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  23. 5 Mauritania 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
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  30. 5 Qatar 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in South Africa?
Getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in South Africa 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 South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 5 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
What is the lowest getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does South Africa rank for getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes)?
South Africa ranks 5th out of 137 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 400.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South Africa 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
137 places, 822 data points, 2014–2019
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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.