Injuries from terrorist attacks in Somalia

Somalia: Injuries from terrorist attacks was 304 injuries in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
304 injuries
Change on year
down 46.6%
World rank
7th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1,325 injuries
in 2016
All-time low
0 injuries
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2021

Injuries from terrorist attacks in Somalia, 1970–2021

05001.0k1.5k197019952021

Source: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in injuries.

Analysis

The most recent figure for injuries from terrorist attacks in Somalia is 304 injuries, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 46.6% on the previous year and down 52.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, injuries from terrorist attacks in Somalia peaked at 1,325 injuries in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 injuries, in 1970.

Somalia ranks 7th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Injuries from terrorist attacks in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Injuries from terrorist attacks in Somalia, 1970 to 2021.
Year injuries Change
1970 0 injuries
1971 0 injuries
1972 0 injuries
1973 0 injuries
1974 0 injuries
1975 0 injuries
1976 0 injuries
1977 0 injuries
1978 0 injuries
1979 0 injuries
1980 0 injuries
1981 2 injuries
1982 0 injuries -100.0%
1983 0 injuries
1984 2 injuries
1985 0 injuries -100.0%
1986 0 injuries
1987 0 injuries
1988 5 injuries
1989 0 injuries -100.0%
1990 0 injuries
1991 0 injuries
1992 12 injuries
1994 116 injuries +866.7%
1995 162 injuries +39.7%
1996 8 injuries -95.1%
1997 138 injuries +1625.0%
1998 0 injuries -100.0%
1999 6 injuries
2000 39 injuries +550.0%
2001 0 injuries -100.0%
2002 6 injuries
2003 0 injuries -100.0%
2004 1 injuries
2005 56 injuries +5500.0%
2006 35 injuries -37.5%
2007 554 injuries +1482.9%
2008 564 injuries +1.8%
2009 605 injuries +7.3%
2010 395 injuries -34.7%
2011 640 injuries +62.0%
2012 727 injuries +13.6%
2013 604 injuries -16.9%
2014 780 injuries +29.1%
2015 806 injuries +3.3%
2016 1,325 injuries +64.4%
2017 1,287 injuries -2.9%
2018 828 injuries -35.7%
2019 953 injuries +15.1%
2020 569 injuries -40.3%
2021 304 injuries -46.6%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 304 injuries is above the median for low income countries, which is 16 injuries, 19.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Injuries from terrorist attacks in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +5500.0% 1 injuries 56 injuries
1997 +1625.0% 8 injuries 138 injuries
2007 +1482.9% 35 injuries 554 injuries
1994 +866.7% 12 injuries 116 injuries
2000 +550.0% 6 injuries 39 injuries

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0 injuries 0 injuries 0 injuries 10
1980s 0.9 injuries 0 injuries 5 injuries 10
1990s 49.11 injuries 0 injuries 162 injuries 9
2000s 186 injuries 0 injuries 605 injuries 10
2010s 834.5 injuries 395 injuries 1,325 injuries 10
2020s 436.5 injuries 304 injuries 569 injuries 2

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 4 Nigeria 446 injuries compare
  2. 5 Syria 365 injuries compare
  3. 6 Pakistan 324 injuries compare
  4. 8 Mali 255 injuries compare
  5. 9 United States 197 injuries compare
  6. 10 India 177 injuries compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

More reference data data for Somalia

All data for Somalia →

Frequently asked questions

What is injuries from terrorist attacks in Somalia?
Injuries from terrorist attacks in Somalia was 304 injuries in 2021, according to National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest injuries from terrorist attacks recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 1,325 injuries in 2016.
What is the lowest injuries from terrorist attacks recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 injuries in 1970.
How does Somalia rank for injuries from terrorist attacks?
Somalia ranks 7th out of 188 countries with data for 2021.
Is injuries from terrorist attacks rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Injuries from terrorist attacks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Injuries from terrorist attacks in Somalia. Statizoid, drawing on National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/injuries-from-terrorist-attacks/somalia-fed-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/injuries-from-terrorist-attacks/somalia-fed-rep/">Injuries from terrorist attacks in Somalia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Injuries from terrorist attacks
Unit
injuries
Source
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 9,021 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Total number of non-fatal injuries from terrorist attacks.