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

Switzerland: Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) was 3 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
3 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 136 countries
All-time high
3 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
3 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

01232014201620192014: 3 DB16-20 methodology2015: 3 DB16-20 methodology2016: 3 DB16-20 methodology2017: 3 DB16-20 methodology2018: 3 DB16-20 methodology2019: 3 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 3 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Switzerland ranks 48th of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Switzerland?
Getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Switzerland was 3 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 3 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 3 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Switzerland rank for getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes)?
Switzerland ranks 48th out of 136 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Switzerland 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
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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.