Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries in Egypt
Egypt: Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries was 11 attacks in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries in Egypt, 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
Egypt recorded 11 attacks for terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.7% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries in Egypt peaked at 647 attacks in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 attacks, in 1973.
Egypt ranks 38th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries in Egypt, year by year
| Year | attacks | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1 attacks | — |
| 1971 | 1 attacks | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1 attacks | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0 attacks | -100.0% |
| 1974 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1975 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1976 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1977 | 1 attacks | — |
| 1978 | 2 attacks | +100.0% |
| 1979 | 1 attacks | -50.0% |
| 1980 | 5 attacks | +400.0% |
| 1981 | 9 attacks | +80.0% |
| 1982 | 1 attacks | -88.9% |
| 1983 | 0 attacks | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1985 | 2 attacks | — |
| 1986 | 4 attacks | +100.0% |
| 1987 | 7 attacks | +75.0% |
| 1988 | 9 attacks | +28.6% |
| 1989 | 7 attacks | -22.2% |
| 1990 | 13 attacks | +85.7% |
| 1991 | 10 attacks | -23.1% |
| 1992 | 79 attacks | +690.0% |
| 1994 | 143 attacks | +81.0% |
| 1995 | 102 attacks | -28.7% |
| 1996 | 51 attacks | -50.0% |
| 1997 | 22 attacks | -56.9% |
| 1998 | 3 attacks | -86.4% |
| 1999 | 1 attacks | -66.7% |
| 2000 | 0 attacks | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2002 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2003 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2004 | 3 attacks | — |
| 2005 | 2 attacks | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 5 attacks | +150.0% |
| 2007 | 0 attacks | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 1 attacks | — |
| 2009 | 2 attacks | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 2 attacks | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18 attacks | +800.0% |
| 2012 | 49 attacks | +172.2% |
| 2013 | 321 attacks | +555.1% |
| 2014 | 354 attacks | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 647 attacks | +82.8% |
| 2016 | 376 attacks | -41.9% |
| 2017 | 225 attacks | -40.2% |
| 2018 | 54 attacks | -76.0% |
| 2019 | 63 attacks | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 57 attacks | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 11 attacks | -80.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 11 attacks is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4 attacks, 2.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries in Egypt 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +800.0% | 2 attacks | 18 attacks |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7 attacks | 0 attacks | 2 attacks | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.4 attacks | 0 attacks | 9 attacks | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.11 attacks | 1 attacks | 143 attacks | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.3 attacks | 0 attacks | 5 attacks | 10 |
| 2010s | 210.9 attacks | 2 attacks | 647 attacks | 10 |
| 2020s | 34 attacks | 11 attacks | 57 attacks | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries in Egypt?
- Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries in Egypt was 11 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, deaths and injuries recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 647 attacks in 2015.
- What is the lowest terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 attacks in 1973.
- How does Egypt rank for terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries?
- Egypt ranks 38th out of 188 countries with data for 2021.
- Is terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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, deaths and injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of terrorist attacks.