Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Canada
Canada: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 0.98 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Canada, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Canada is 0.98 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Canada ranks 79th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Canada, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.11 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.89 DB16-20 methodology | -19.8% |
| 2016 | 0.99 DB16-20 methodology | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.91 DB16-20 methodology | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.91 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.98 DB16-20 methodology | +7.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.98 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 1.3× the median. (60 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Canada
- 76 Poland 1.13 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 77 Australia 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 78 Latvia 0.99 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 80 Kazakhstan 0.96 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 81 China 0.896 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 82 Bahrain 0.88 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 82 Slovakia 0.88 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Canada
- Merchandise trade 48.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 75.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 577.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 42.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,317 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Canada?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Canada was 0.98 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.89 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Canada rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Canada ranks 79th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.