Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in United States
United States: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 1.28 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in United States, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
United States recorded 1.28 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in 2019.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
That places United States 75th out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in United States, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.35 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.612 DB16-20 methodology | -54.6% |
| 2016 | 0.706 DB16-20 methodology | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 0.92 DB16-20 methodology | +30.3% |
| 2018 | 1.18 DB16-20 methodology | +28.7% |
| 2019 | 1.28 DB16-20 methodology | +8.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1.28 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 1.7× the median. (60 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near United States
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 78.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in United States?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in United States was 1.28 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.612 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does United States rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- United States ranks 75th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.