Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi 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.

Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in Tanzania

Name: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in Tanzania
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Tanzania: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI was 20.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

20.9 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

15th

of 125 countries

All-time high

87.6 DB16-20 methodology

in 2014

All-time low

20.9 DB16-20 methodology

in 2018

Years of data

2014–2019

Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI 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 (saidi 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 125 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Tanzania

12 Albania 33.46 DB16-20 methodology compare
13 Jamaica 27.13 DB16-20 methodology compare
14 Paraguay 21.9 DB16-20 methodology compare
16 Cambodia 20.78 DB16-20 methodology compare
17 Cape Verde 18.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
18 Cote d'Ivoire 14.42 DB16-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

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)
Commercial service exports 6.80 billion current US$ (2024)
Transport services 52.6% (2024)
Computer, communications and other services 20.0% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Tanzania?: Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi 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 (saidi 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 (saidi 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 (saidi?: Tanzania ranks 15th out of 125 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi 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

Indicator: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI) (DB16-20 methodology)
Unit: DB16-20 methodology
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 126 places, 752 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.