Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries in Lebanon
Lebanon: Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries was 1 attacks in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries in Lebanon, 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
In 2021, terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries in Lebanon stood at 1 attacks. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 90.0% on the previous year and down 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries in Lebanon peaked at 234 attacks in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1 attacks, in 1970.
Lebanon ranks 64th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10 attacks | 1 attacks | 38 attacks | 10 |
| 1980s | 125 attacks | 81 attacks | 234 attacks | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.89 attacks | 23 attacks | 91 attacks | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.6 attacks | 1 attacks | 58 attacks | 10 |
| 2010s | 48 attacks | 5 attacks | 205 attacks | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5 attacks | 1 attacks | 10 attacks | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 64 Albania 1 attacks compare
- 64 Algeria 1 attacks compare
- 64 Australia 1 attacks compare
- 64 Benin 1 attacks compare
- 64 El Salvador 1 attacks compare
- 64 Ghana 1 attacks compare
- 64 Guatemala 1 attacks compare
- 64 Latvia 1 attacks compare
- 64 Maldives 1 attacks compare
- 64 Rwanda 1 attacks compare
- 64 Serbia 1 attacks compare
- 64 Sri Lanka 1 attacks compare
- 64 Western Sahara 1 attacks compare
- 64 Zambia 1 attacks compare
More reference data data for Lebanon
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.01 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.1718 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.08 °C (2026)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8816 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.17 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 8,883 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries in Lebanon?
- Terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries in Lebanon was 1 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 234 attacks in 1983.
- What is the lowest terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 attacks in 1970.
- How does Lebanon rank for terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries?
- Lebanon ranks 64th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is terrorist attacks, deaths and injuries rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Total number of terrorist attacks.