Getting electricity: Total duration and frequency of outages per in United States of America

United States of America: Getting electricity: Total duration and frequency of outages per was 2.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
2.6 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
47th
of 187 countries
All-time high
2.6 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
2.6 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Getting electricity: Total duration and frequency of outages per in United States of America, 2014–2019

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Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.

Analysis

In 2019, getting electricity: total duration and frequency of outages per in United States of America stood at 2.6 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

United States of America ranks 47th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Getting electricity: Total duration and frequency of outages per in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Getting electricity: Total duration and frequency of outages per customer a year (0-3) (DB16-20 methodology) in United States of America, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 2.6 DB16-20 methodology
2015 2.6 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 2.6 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 2.6 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 2.6 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 2.6 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: total duration and frequency of outages per in United States of America?
Getting electricity: total duration and frequency of outages per in United States of America was 2.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting electricity: total duration and frequency of outages per recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 2.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest getting electricity: total duration and frequency of outages per recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 2.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does United States of America rank for getting electricity: total duration and frequency of outages per?
United States of America ranks 47th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: total duration and frequency of outages per rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Total duration and frequency of outages per customer a year (0-3) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Getting electricity: Total duration and frequency of outages per customer a year (0-3) (DB16-20 methodology)
Unit
DB16-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 1,122 data points, 2014–2019
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The total duration and frequency of outages per customer a year index evaluates the quality of the power supply. If SAIDI and SAIFI are 12 (equivalent to an outage of one hour each month) or below, a score of 1 is assigned. If SAIDI and SAIFI are 4 (equivalent to an outage of one hour each quarter) or below, 1 additional point is assigned. If SAIDI and SAIFI are 1 (equivalent to an outage of one hour per year) or below, 1 more point is assigned. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.