End-user power supply interruption indicators by country, 2016-2020 average

Sources

IEA analysis based on World Bank (2020), DataBank: Doing Business (database, accessed February 2025) and US EIA (2023), Table 11.1 Reliability Metrics of U.S. Distribution System.

Notes

Other EMDE excludes high-outage EMDE. EIA data were used for the United States, and World Bank data were used for all other countries. World Bank data are based on surveys. US data include interruptions from major events. Given the possible differences in reporting standards and coverage, the values presented refer to general trends and do not necessarily reflect precise comparisons between countries.