Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Tanzania
Tanzania: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 20.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Tanzania, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Tanzania is 20.9 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 76.1% over ten years.
That places Tanzania 15th out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 87.6 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 60.36 DB16-20 methodology | -31.1% |
| 2016 | 60.36 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24.9 DB16-20 methodology | -58.7% |
| 2018 | 20.9 DB16-20 methodology | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 20.9 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 20.9 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.18 DB16-20 methodology, 2.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 20.9 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.3 DB16-20 methodology, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More private sector data for Tanzania
- Merchandise trade 27.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 14.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 37.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 10.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 141.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1104 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 14.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Tanzania?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Tanzania was 20.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Tanzania rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Tanzania ranks 15th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.