Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Ireland
Ireland: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 0.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Ireland, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Ireland stood at 0.8 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 175.9% on the previous year and up 207.7% over ten years.
That places Ireland 85th out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Ireland, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.26 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.26 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.25 DB16-20 methodology | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.25 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.29 DB16-20 methodology | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8 DB16-20 methodology | +175.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.8 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.8 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.79 DB16-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 82 Bahrain 0.88 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 82 Slovakia 0.88 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 84 Azerbaijan 0.86 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 85 Seychelles 0.8 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 87 Netherlands 0.78 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 88 Malta 0.77 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Ireland
- Merchandise trade 62.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 82.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 159.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 90.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 293.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 53,501 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4066 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Ireland?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Ireland was 0.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Ireland rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Ireland ranks 85th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 207.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland 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.