Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Sudan
Sudan: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 58.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2018. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Sudan, 2014–2018
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Sudan is 58.6 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 217.4% over five years.
That places Sudan 8th out of 127 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Sudan, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 18.46 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 72.13 DB16-20 methodology | +290.7% |
| 2016 | 58.6 DB16-20 methodology | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 58.6 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 58.6 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 58.6 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.3 DB16-20 methodology, 3.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sudan
More private sector data for Sudan
- Merchandise trade 15.0% (2025)
- Food imports 29.9% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 56.0% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 6.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 1.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 2.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0465 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Sudan?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Sudan was 58.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 72.13 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.46 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Sudan rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Sudan ranks 8th out of 127 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Sudan 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.