Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Australia
Australia: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 0.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Australia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Australia stood at 0.6 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.8% over ten years.
That places Australia 88th out of 126 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Australia, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.73 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.82 DB16-20 methodology | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 0.69 DB16-20 methodology | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7 DB16-20 methodology | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6 DB16-20 methodology | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.6 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.605 DB16-20 methodology, 99% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.6 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.85 DB16-20 methodology, 32% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Australia
More private sector data for Australia
- Merchandise trade 36.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 310.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 9.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 337.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.9521 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Australia?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Australia was 0.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Australia rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Australia ranks 88th out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index (SAIFI) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The system average interruption frequency index (SAIFI) is the average number of service interruptions experienced by a customer in a year. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.