How does Australia rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi?

Australia ranks 75th out of 125 countries with data for 2019.

Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in Australia

Name: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in Australia
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Australia: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

1 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

down 17.4%

World rank

75th

of 125 countries

All-time high

1.28 DB16-20 methodology

in 2015

All-time low

1 DB16-20 methodology

in 2019

Years of data

2014–2019

Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in Australia, 2014–2019

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

Analysis

In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Australia stood at 1 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.4% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.

Australia ranks 75th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Australia

72 Italy 1.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
73 United States 1.28 DB16-20 methodology compare
74 Poland 1.13 DB16-20 methodology compare
76 Latvia 0.99 DB16-20 methodology compare
77 Canada 0.98 DB16-20 methodology compare
78 Kazakhstan 0.96 DB16-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

More private sector data for Australia

Merchandise trade 36.0% (2025)
Food imports 6.5% (2025)
Manufactures imports 74.3% (2025)
Merchandise imports 310.63 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 13.7% (2025)
Manufactures exports 9.8% (2025)
Merchandise exports 337.58 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 90.93 billion current US$ (2025)
Transport services 16.4% (2025)
Computer, communications and other services 39.3% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Australia?: Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Australia was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 1.28 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
How does Australia rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi?: Australia ranks 75th out of 125 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI) (DB16-20 methodology)
Unit: DB16-20 methodology
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 126 places, 752 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The system average interruption duration index is the average total duration of outages (in hours) experienced by a customer in a year. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.