Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Greece
Greece: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 1.57 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Greece, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Greece is 1.57 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.4% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Greece ranks 69th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Greece, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.2 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 1.5 DB16-20 methodology | -31.8% |
| 2016 | 1 DB16-20 methodology | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 2.2 DB16-20 methodology | +120.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9 DB16-20 methodology | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 1.57 DB16-20 methodology | -17.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.57 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 2.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.57 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.79 DB16-20 methodology, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Greece
More private sector data for Greece
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 54.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 92.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 54.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,259 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1952 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Greece?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Greece was 1.57 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Greece rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Greece ranks 69th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.