Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Uganda
Uganda: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 61.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Uganda, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Uganda is 61.7 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
That places Uganda 7th out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Uganda, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 56.2 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 58.7 DB16-20 methodology | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 50.22 DB16-20 methodology | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 50.22 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 59.25 DB16-20 methodology | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 61.7 DB16-20 methodology | +4.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 61.7 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.3 DB16-20 methodology, 3.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Uganda
More private sector data for Uganda
- Merchandise trade 49.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 12.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 243.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2017 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 55.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Uganda?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Uganda was 61.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.22 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Uganda rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Uganda ranks 7th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.