Terrorist attacks, by target in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Terrorist attacks, by target was 0 attacks in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0 attacks
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
1 attacks
in 1994
All-time low
0 attacks
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2021
Terrorist attacks, by target in United Kingdom, 1970–2021
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
The most recent figure for terrorist attacks, by target in United Kingdom is 0 attacks, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Over the whole period, terrorist attacks, by target in United Kingdom peaked at 1 attacks in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0 attacks, in 1970.
That places United Kingdom 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Terrorist attacks, by target in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | attacks | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1971 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1972 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1973 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1974 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1975 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1976 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1977 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1978 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1979 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1980 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1981 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1982 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1983 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1984 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1985 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1986 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1987 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1988 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1989 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1990 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1991 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1992 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1994 | 1 attacks | — |
| 1995 | 0 attacks | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1997 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1998 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1999 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2000 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2001 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2002 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2003 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2004 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2005 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2006 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2007 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2008 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2009 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2010 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2011 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2012 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2013 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2014 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2015 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2016 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2017 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2018 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2019 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2020 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2021 | 0 attacks | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1111 attacks | 0 attacks | 1 attacks | 9 |
| 2000s | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 1 Afghanistan 0 attacks
- 1 Albania 0 attacks
- 1 Algeria 0 attacks
- 1 Andorra 0 attacks
- 1 Angola 0 attacks
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 0 attacks
- 1 Argentina 0 attacks compare
- 1 Armenia 0 attacks
- 1 Australia 0 attacks
- 1 Austria 0 attacks
- 1 Azerbaijan 0 attacks
- 1 Bahamas 0 attacks
- 1 Bahrain 0 attacks
- 1 Bangladesh 0 attacks
- 1 Barbados 0 attacks
- 1 Belarus 0 attacks
- 1 Belgium 0 attacks
- 1 Belize 0 attacks
- 1 Benin 0 attacks
- 1 Bhutan 0 attacks
- 1 Bolivia 0 attacks
- 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 attacks
- 1 Botswana 0 attacks
- 1 Brazil 0 attacks
- 1 Brunei 0 attacks
- 1 Bulgaria 0 attacks
- 1 Burkina Faso 0 attacks
- 1 Burundi 0 attacks
- 1 Cambodia 0 attacks
- 1 Cameroon 0 attacks
- 1 Canada 0 attacks compare
- 1 Central African Republic 0 attacks
- 1 Chad 0 attacks
- 1 Chile 0 attacks
- 1 China 0 attacks
- 1 Colombia 0 attacks
- 1 Comoros 0 attacks
- 1 Costa Rica 0 attacks
- 1 Cote d'Ivoire 0 attacks
- 1 Croatia 0 attacks
- 1 Cuba 0 attacks
- 1 Cyprus 0 attacks
- 1 Czechia 0 attacks
- 1 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 attacks
- 1 Denmark 0 attacks
- 1 Djibouti 0 attacks
- 1 Dominica 0 attacks
- 1 Dominican Republic 0 attacks
- 1 East Timor 0 attacks
- 1 Ecuador 0 attacks
- 1 Egypt 0 attacks
- 1 El Salvador 0 attacks
- 1 Equatorial Guinea 0 attacks
- 1 Eritrea 0 attacks
- 1 Estonia 0 attacks
- 1 Eswatini 0 attacks
- 1 Ethiopia 0 attacks
- 1 Falkland Islands 0 attacks
- 1 Fiji 0 attacks
- 1 Finland 0 attacks
- 1 France 0 attacks
- 1 French Guiana 0 attacks
- 1 French Polynesia 0 attacks
- 1 Gabon 0 attacks
- 1 Gambia 0 attacks
- 1 Georgia 0 attacks
- 1 Germany 0 attacks
- 1 Ghana 0 attacks
- 1 Greece 0 attacks
- 1 Grenada 0 attacks
- 1 Guadeloupe 0 attacks
- 1 Guatemala 0 attacks
- 1 Guinea 0 attacks
- 1 Guinea-Bissau 0 attacks
- 1 Guyana 0 attacks
- 1 Haiti 0 attacks
- 1 Honduras 0 attacks
- 1 Hong Kong 0 attacks
- 1 Hungary 0 attacks
- 1 Iceland 0 attacks
- 1 India 0 attacks
- 1 Indonesia 0 attacks
- 1 Iran 0 attacks
- 1 Iraq 0 attacks
- 1 Ireland 0 attacks
- 1 Israel 0 attacks
- 1 Italy 0 attacks
- 1 Jamaica 0 attacks
- 1 Japan 0 attacks
- 1 Jordan 0 attacks
- 1 Kazakhstan 0 attacks
- 1 Kenya 0 attacks
- 1 Kuwait 0 attacks
- 1 Kyrgyzstan 0 attacks
- 1 Laos 0 attacks
- 1 Latvia 0 attacks
- 1 Lebanon 0 attacks
- 1 Lesotho 0 attacks
- 1 Liberia 0 attacks
- 1 Libya 0 attacks
- 1 Lithuania 0 attacks
- 1 Luxembourg 0 attacks
- 1 Macao 0 attacks
- 1 Madagascar 0 attacks
- 1 Malawi 0 attacks
- 1 Malaysia 0 attacks
- 1 Maldives 0 attacks
- 1 Mali 0 attacks
- 1 Malta 0 attacks
- 1 Martinique 0 attacks
- 1 Mauritania 0 attacks
- 1 Mauritius 0 attacks
- 1 Mexico 0 attacks
- 1 Moldova 0 attacks
- 1 Montenegro 0 attacks
- 1 Morocco 0 attacks
- 1 Mozambique 0 attacks
- 1 Myanmar 0 attacks
- 1 Namibia 0 attacks
- 1 Nepal 0 attacks
- 1 Netherlands 0 attacks
- 1 New Caledonia 0 attacks
- 1 New Zealand 0 attacks
- 1 Nicaragua 0 attacks
- 1 Niger 0 attacks
- 1 Nigeria 0 attacks
- 1 North Korea 0 attacks
- 1 Norway 0 attacks
- 1 Pakistan 0 attacks
- 1 Panama 0 attacks
- 1 Papua New Guinea 0 attacks
- 1 Paraguay 0 attacks
- 1 Peru 0 attacks
- 1 Philippines 0 attacks
- 1 Poland 0 attacks
- 1 Portugal 0 attacks
- 1 Qatar 0 attacks
- 1 Romania 0 attacks
- 1 Russia 0 attacks
- 1 Rwanda 0 attacks
- 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 attacks
- 1 Saint Lucia 0 attacks
- 1 Saudi Arabia 0 attacks
- 1 Senegal 0 attacks
- 1 Serbia 0 attacks
- 1 Seychelles 0 attacks
- 1 Sierra Leone 0 attacks
- 1 Singapore 0 attacks
- 1 Slovakia 0 attacks
- 1 Slovenia 0 attacks
- 1 Solomon Islands 0 attacks
- 1 Somalia 0 attacks
- 1 South Africa 0 attacks
- 1 South Korea 0 attacks
- 1 South Sudan 0 attacks
- 1 Spain 0 attacks
- 1 Sri Lanka 0 attacks
- 1 Sudan 0 attacks
- 1 Suriname 0 attacks
- 1 Sweden 0 attacks
- 1 Switzerland 0 attacks
- 1 Syria 0 attacks
- 1 Taiwan 0 attacks
- 1 Tajikistan 0 attacks
- 1 Tanzania 0 attacks
- 1 Thailand 0 attacks
- 1 Togo 0 attacks
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 0 attacks
- 1 Tunisia 0 attacks
- 1 Turkey 0 attacks
- 1 Turkmenistan 0 attacks
- 1 USSR 0 attacks
- 1 Uganda 0 attacks
- 1 Ukraine 0 attacks
- 1 United Arab Emirates 0 attacks
- 1 United States 0 attacks compare
- 1 Uruguay 0 attacks
- 1 Uzbekistan 0 attacks
- 1 Vanuatu 0 attacks
- 1 Vatican 0 attacks
- 1 Venezuela 0 attacks
- 1 Vietnam 0 attacks
- 1 Wallis and Futuna 0 attacks
- 1 Western Sahara 0 attacks
- 1 Yemen 0 attacks
- 1 Zambia 0 attacks
- 1 Zimbabwe 0 attacks
More reference data data for United Kingdom
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrorist attacks, by target in United Kingdom?
- Terrorist attacks, by target in United Kingdom was 0 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 target recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1 attacks in 1994.
- What is the lowest terrorist attacks, by target recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 attacks in 1970.
- How does United Kingdom rank for terrorist attacks, by target?
- United Kingdom ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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 target. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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