Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in Kenya

Name: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in Kenya
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Kenya: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI was 12 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

12 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

down 80.0%

World rank

22nd

of 125 countries

All-time high

1,492 DB16-20 methodology

in 2014

All-time low

12 DB16-20 methodology

in 2019

Years of data

2014–2019

Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in Kenya, 2014–2019

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.

Analysis

The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Kenya is 12 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 80.0% on the previous year and down 99.2% over ten years.

Kenya ranks 22nd of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Kenya

19 Puerto Rico 14.35 DB16-20 methodology compare
20 Belize 14.18 DB16-20 methodology compare
21 Tonga 12.31 DB16-20 methodology compare
23 Armenia 10.86 DB16-20 methodology compare
24 Uruguay 10 DB16-20 methodology compare
25 Bolivia 7.96 DB16-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

More private sector data for Kenya

Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
Food imports 16.3% (2024)
Manufactures imports 56.6% (2024)
Merchandise imports 21.61 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 49.2% (2024)
Manufactures exports 30.7% (2024)
Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 7.49 billion current US$ (2024)
Transport services 34.6% (2024)
Computer, communications and other services 35.1% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Kenya?: Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Kenya was 12 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in Kenya?: The highest recorded value was 1,492 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in Kenya?: The lowest recorded value was 12 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
How does Kenya rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi?: Kenya ranks 22nd out of 125 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi rising or falling in Kenya?: Over the last ten years it is down 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kenya 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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Indicator: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI) (DB16-20 methodology)
Unit: DB16-20 methodology
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 126 places, 752 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.