Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Brazil
Brazil: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 6.64 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Brazil, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Brazil is 6.64 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.2% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
That places Brazil 34th out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Brazil, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12.05 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 11.45 DB16-20 methodology | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 17.62 DB16-20 methodology | +53.8% |
| 2017 | 12.6 DB16-20 methodology | -28.5% |
| 2018 | 9.8 DB16-20 methodology | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 6.64 DB16-20 methodology | -32.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 6.64 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.37 DB16-20 methodology, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 6.64 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.35 DB16-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Brazil
More private sector data for Brazil
- Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
- Food imports 5.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 79.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 293.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 40.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 23.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 348.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,637 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1528 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Brazil?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Brazil was 6.64 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 17.62 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.64 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Brazil rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Brazil ranks 34th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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
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.