Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Zambia
Zambia: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 51.22 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Zambia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 51.22 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in 2019.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Zambia ranks 9th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Zambia, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 58.41 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 51.67 DB16-20 methodology | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 137 DB16-20 methodology | +165.1% |
| 2017 | 176.01 DB16-20 methodology | +28.5% |
| 2018 | 49.77 DB16-20 methodology | -71.7% |
| 2019 | 51.22 DB16-20 methodology | +2.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 51.22 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.18 DB16-20 methodology, 7.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 51.22 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.3 DB16-20 methodology, 2.8× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Zambia
More private sector data for Zambia
- Merchandise trade 91.7% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 607.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Zambia?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Zambia was 51.22 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 176.01 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.77 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Zambia rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Zambia ranks 9th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.