Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Japan
Japan: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 0.0375 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Japan, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Japan is 0.0375 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 120.6% on the previous year and down 92.3% over ten years.
That places Japan 127th out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Japan, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.488 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.371 DB16-20 methodology | -24.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0395 DB16-20 methodology | -89.4% |
| 2017 | 0.086 DB16-20 methodology | +117.7% |
| 2018 | 0.017 DB16-20 methodology | -80.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0375 DB16-20 methodology | +120.6% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0375 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 5% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0375 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.96 DB16-20 methodology, 1% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Japan
More private sector data for Japan
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 755.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 738.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,985 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Japan?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Japan was 0.0375 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.488 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.017 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Japan rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Japan ranks 127th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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.