Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index (SAIF in Canada
Canada: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index (SAIF was 1.48 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index (SAIF in Canada, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.48 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.6% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
That places Canada 67th out of 124 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near Canada
- 65 Saudi Arabia 1.56 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 66 Moldova 1.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 68 Chile 1.47 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 69 Solomon Islands 1.45 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 70 Greece 1.44 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Canada
- Merchandise trade 48.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 75.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 577.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 42.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 170.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 16.9% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 48.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif in Canada?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif in Canada was 1.48 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Canada rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif?
- Canada ranks 67th out of 124 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.