Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Kenya
Kenya: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 12 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index 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 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 127 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Kenya, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,492 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 188.5 DB16-20 methodology | -87.4% |
| 2016 | 162.6 DB16-20 methodology | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 80.91 DB16-20 methodology | -50.2% |
| 2018 | 60.05 DB16-20 methodology | -25.8% |
| 2019 | 12 DB16-20 methodology | -80.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 12 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.18 DB16-20 methodology, 1.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 12 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.3 DB16-20 methodology, 66% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Kenya
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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 149.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Kenya?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index 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 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 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?
- Kenya ranks 22nd out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index 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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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.