Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 0.28 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in United Kingdom, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in United Kingdom stood at 0.28 DB16-20 methodology.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 49.1% over ten years.
United Kingdom ranks 113th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.55 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.4 DB16-20 methodology | -27.3% |
| 2016 | 0.37 DB16-20 methodology | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.33 DB16-20 methodology | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 0.27 DB16-20 methodology | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 0.28 DB16-20 methodology | +3.7% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.28 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 36% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.28 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.79 DB16-20 methodology, 35% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More private sector data for United Kingdom
- Merchandise trade 37.6% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 56.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 948.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 59.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 555.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,999 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1389 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in United Kingdom?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in United Kingdom was 0.28 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.55 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does United Kingdom rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- United Kingdom ranks 113th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.