Terrorist attacks by region in Mozambique

Mozambique: Terrorist attacks by region was 41 attacks in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
41 attacks
Change on year
down 81.4%
World rank
19th
of 187 countries
All-time high
220 attacks
in 2020
All-time low
0 attacks
in 1996
Years of data
29
1992–2021

Terrorist attacks by region in Mozambique, 1992–2021

0501001502001992200620211992: 19 attacks1994: 3 attacks1995: 3 attacks1996: 0 attacks1997: 0 attacks1998: 0 attacks1999: 1 attacks2000: 3 attacks2001: 0 attacks2002: 0 attacks2003: 0 attacks2004: 0 attacks2005: 0 attacks2006: 0 attacks2007: 1 attacks2008: 0 attacks2009: 0 attacks2010: 0 attacks2011: 0 attacks2012: 1 attacks2013: 18 attacks2014: 22 attacks2015: 8 attacks2016: 79 attacks2017: 15 attacks2018: 65 attacks2019: 133 attacks2020: 220 attacks2021: 41 attacks

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

Analysis

In 2021, terrorist attacks by region in Mozambique stood at 41 attacks.

The figure is down 81.4% on the previous year and down 48.1% over five years.

Over the whole period, terrorist attacks by region in Mozambique peaked at 220 attacks in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 attacks, in 1996.

Mozambique ranks 19th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Terrorist attacks by region in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Terrorist attacks by region in Mozambique, 1992 to 2021.
Year attacks Change
1992 19 attacks
1994 3 attacks -84.2%
1995 3 attacks +0.0%
1996 0 attacks -100.0%
1997 0 attacks
1998 0 attacks
1999 1 attacks
2000 3 attacks +200.0%
2001 0 attacks -100.0%
2002 0 attacks
2003 0 attacks
2004 0 attacks
2005 0 attacks
2006 0 attacks
2007 1 attacks
2008 0 attacks -100.0%
2009 0 attacks
2010 0 attacks
2011 0 attacks
2012 1 attacks
2013 18 attacks +1700.0%
2014 22 attacks +22.2%
2015 8 attacks -63.6%
2016 79 attacks +887.5%
2017 15 attacks -81.0%
2018 65 attacks +333.3%
2019 133 attacks +104.6%
2020 220 attacks +65.4%
2021 41 attacks -81.4%

Mozambique compared with similar countries

  • Mozambique's 41 attacks is above the median for low income countries, which is 13 attacks, 3.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Mozambique's 41 attacks is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 attacks, 41.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Terrorist attacks by region in Mozambique 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
2013 +1700.0% 1 attacks 18 attacks

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.71 attacks 0 attacks 19 attacks 7
2000s 0.4 attacks 0 attacks 3 attacks 10
2010s 34.1 attacks 0 attacks 133 attacks 10
2020s 130.5 attacks 41 attacks 220 attacks 2

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 16 Burkina Faso 53 attacks compare
  2. 17 Cameroon 46 attacks compare
  3. 18 Chile 45 attacks compare
  4. 20 United Kingdom 40 attacks compare
  5. 21 Niger 38 attacks compare
  6. 22 Ethiopia 36 attacks compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

More reference data data for Mozambique

All data for Mozambique →

Frequently asked questions

What is terrorist attacks by region in Mozambique?
Terrorist attacks by region in Mozambique was 41 attacks 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 terrorist attacks by region recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 220 attacks in 2020.
What is the lowest terrorist attacks by region recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 0 attacks in 1996.
How does Mozambique rank for terrorist attacks by region?
Mozambique ranks 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
Where does this Mozambique 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 Terrorist attacks by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 29 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Terrorist attacks by region in Mozambique. 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/terrorist-attacks-by-region/mozambique/

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/terrorist-attacks-by-region/mozambique/">Terrorist attacks by region in Mozambique</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Terrorist attacks by region
Unit
attacks
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
187 places, 5,394 data points, 1992–2021
Last refreshed

Total number of terrorist attacks.