Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) was 4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
4 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
47th
of 137 countries
All-time high
4 DB16-20 methodology
in 2017
All-time low
2 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019
Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Tanzania, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Tanzania stood at 4 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Tanzania ranks 47th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 2 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 DB16-20 methodology | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 4 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 4 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5 DB16-20 methodology, 89% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 4 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5 DB16-20 methodology, 80% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 46 United States 4.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
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- 48 Algeria 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Argentina 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Australia 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Austria 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Azerbaijan 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Belgium 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Bolivia 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Bulgaria 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Chile 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Colombia 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Croatia 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Czechia 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Dominican Republic 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Ecuador 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 El Salvador 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Estonia 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 France 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Georgia 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Germany 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Greece 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Guatemala 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Hungary 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Ireland 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Italy 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Latvia 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Lithuania 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Mauritius 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Moldova 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Nicaragua 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 North Macedonia 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Norway 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Panama 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Paraguay 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Peru 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Poland 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Portugal 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Romania 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Serbia 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Slovakia 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Slovenia 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Spain 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Sweden 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Switzerland 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Ukraine 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 United Kingdom 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Uruguay 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Vanuatu 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Tanzania
- Merchandise trade 27.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 73.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 14.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.70 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 31.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 11.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 9.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.80 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 141.13 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Tanzania?
- Getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Tanzania was 4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 4 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Tanzania rank for getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes)?
- Tanzania ranks 47th out of 137 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.