Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Brazil
Brazil: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 3.72 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Brazil, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Brazil stood at 3.72 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.9% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Brazil ranks 43rd of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Brazil, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.91 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 5.17 DB16-20 methodology | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 5.81 DB16-20 methodology | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 5.86 DB16-20 methodology | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 5.16 DB16-20 methodology | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 3.72 DB16-20 methodology | -27.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 3.72 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.26 DB16-20 methodology, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 3.72 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.93 DB16-20 methodology, 95% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Brazil
More private sector data for Brazil
- Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
- Food imports 5.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 79.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 293.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 40.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 23.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 348.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,637 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1528 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Brazil?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Brazil was 3.72 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 5.91 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.72 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Brazil rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Brazil ranks 43rd out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.