Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Italy
Italy: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 1.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Italy, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Italy is 1.3 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 165.3% on the previous year and up 116.7% over ten years.
Italy ranks 74th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Italy, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.6 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.69 DB16-20 methodology | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 0.58 DB16-20 methodology | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 0.49 DB16-20 methodology | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 0.49 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3 DB16-20 methodology | +165.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1.3 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 1.7× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1.3 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.79 DB16-20 methodology, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Italy
More private sector data for Italy
- Merchandise trade 54.7% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 668.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 726.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,331 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2847 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Italy?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Italy was 1.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.49 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Italy rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Italy ranks 74th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.