Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in France
France: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 0.35 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in France, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in France stood at 0.35 DB16-20 methodology.
That represents a change of up 59.1% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
That places France 111th out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in France, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.46 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.14 DB16-20 methodology | -69.6% |
| 2016 | 0.19 DB16-20 methodology | +35.7% |
| 2017 | 0.19 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.22 DB16-20 methodology | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 0.35 DB16-20 methodology | +59.1% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.35 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 45% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- France's 0.35 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.79 DB16-20 methodology, 44% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near France
More private sector data for France
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 786.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 78.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 683.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,940 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in France?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in France was 0.35 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.46 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does France rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- France ranks 111th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.