Terrorist attacks in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Terrorist attacks was 1 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
1
World rank
65th
of 188 countries
All-time high
2
in 2018
All-time low
0
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2021
Terrorist attacks in Western Sahara, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 1 for terrorist attacks in 2021.
Over the whole period, terrorist attacks in Western Sahara peaked at 2 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1970.
That places Western Sahara 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 1 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 1 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 1 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 1 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 2 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1111 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
More reference data data for Western Sahara
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Political regime fh 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating fh 7 (2025)
- Universal suffrage men lexical 1 (2025)
- Elections legislature lexical 1 (2025)
- Elections for the governments chief executive 1 (2025)
- Political regime lexical 1 (2025)
- Universal suffrage lexical 2 (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0.0847 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrorist attacks in Western Sahara?
- Terrorist attacks in Western Sahara was 1 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest terrorist attacks recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2018.
- What is the lowest terrorist attacks recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1970.
- How does Western Sahara rank for terrorist attacks?
- Western Sahara ranks 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Western Sahara 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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