Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in New Zealand
New Zealand: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 3.77 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in New Zealand, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in New Zealand is 3.77 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 30.0% on the previous year and up 137.1% over ten years.
That places New Zealand 49th out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.59 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 2.35 DB16-20 methodology | +47.8% |
| 2016 | 2.59 DB16-20 methodology | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 1.95 DB16-20 methodology | -24.7% |
| 2018 | 2.9 DB16-20 methodology | +48.7% |
| 2019 | 3.77 DB16-20 methodology | +30.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 3.77 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 4.9× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 3.77 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.96 DB16-20 methodology, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More private sector data for New Zealand
- Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
- Food imports 12.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 47.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 69.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 14.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 46.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,770 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1769 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in New Zealand?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in New Zealand was 3.77 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.77 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does New Zealand rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- New Zealand ranks 49th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.