Terrorist attacks in Tanzania
Tanzania: Terrorist attacks was 0 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Terrorist attacks in Tanzania, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, terrorist attacks in Tanzania stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, terrorist attacks in Tanzania peaked at 14 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1970.
Tanzania ranks 80th of 188 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.
Terrorist attacks in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 1 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 1 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 1 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 1 | — |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | — |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 2 | — |
| 2001 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2003 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 1 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 7 | — |
| 2014 | 11 | +57.1% |
| 2015 | 14 | +27.3% |
| 2016 | 3 | -78.6% |
| 2017 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2020 | 8 | +700.0% |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Terrorist attacks in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +700.0% | 1 | 8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4444 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6 | 0 | 14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 68.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 59.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 18,798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.14 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrorist attacks in Tanzania?
- Terrorist attacks in Tanzania was 0 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest terrorist attacks recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 14 in 2015.
- What is the lowest terrorist attacks recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for terrorist attacks?
- Tanzania ranks 80th out of 188 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Terrorist attacks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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