Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in China
China: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 0.896 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in China, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in China stood at 0.896 DB16-20 methodology.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
China ranks 81st of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in China, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.3 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 1.3 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.56 DB16-20 methodology | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 1.37 DB16-20 methodology | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8955 DB16-20 methodology | -34.6% |
| 2019 | 0.896 DB16-20 methodology | +0.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.896 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.37 DB16-20 methodology, 21% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- China's 0.896 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.96 DB16-20 methodology, 30% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near China
More private sector data for China
- Merchandise trade 32.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 49.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.58 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 91.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,682 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in China?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in China was 0.896 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8955 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does China rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- China ranks 81st out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.