Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Norway
Norway: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 1.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Norway, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Norway stood at 1.5 DB16-20 methodology.
That represents a change of up 114.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
That places Norway 70th out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Norway, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.5 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 1.8 DB16-20 methodology | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9 DB16-20 methodology | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8 DB16-20 methodology | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7 DB16-20 methodology | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 1.5 DB16-20 methodology | +114.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1.5 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 1.9× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1.5 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.79 DB16-20 methodology, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Norway
More private sector data for Norway
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 107.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 17.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 170.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 30,399 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3214 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Norway?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Norway was 1.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Norway rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Norway ranks 70th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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.