Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Canada
Canada: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 1.48 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index 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 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 69th out of 126 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Canada, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.34 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 1.18 DB16-20 methodology | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 1.31 DB16-20 methodology | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 1.28 DB16-20 methodology | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.28 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.48 DB16-20 methodology | +15.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.48 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.605 DB16-20 methodology, 2.4× the median. (60 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Canada
- 67 Saudi Arabia 1.56 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 68 Moldova 1.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 70 Chile 1.47 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 71 Solomon Islands 1.45 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 72 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,317 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Canada?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index 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 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 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?
- Canada ranks 69th out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index 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.