Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in Canada
Canada: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI was 0.98 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI 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 (saidi 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 77th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near Canada
- 74 Poland 1.13 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 75 Australia 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 76 Latvia 0.99 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 78 Kazakhstan 0.96 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 79 China 0.896 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 80 Bahrain 0.88 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 80 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)
- Commercial service exports 170.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 16.9% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 48.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Canada?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi 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 (saidi 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 (saidi 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 (saidi?
- Canada ranks 77th out of 125 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi 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.