The worst terrorist attack in 2021 occurred in Kabul Afghanistan on August 26. There were 170 fatalities caused by a suicide bomber in Kabul International Airport. Out of the 20 worst terrorist attacks in 2021 six of them occurred in Afghanistan.
The 20 worst terrorist attacks of 2021, by number of fatalities
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Statistics on Terrorism
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Terrorism - number of attacks worldwide 2006-2020
- Basic Statistic Terrorist attacks in 2020, by country
- Basic Statistic Terrorism - number of fatalities worldwide 2006-2020
- Premium Statistic Fatalities due to terrorism worldwide, by country 2020
- Basic Statistic Countries with the highest number of deaths by terrorism 2021
- Basic Statistic Global terrorism index 2021
- Premium Statistic Biggest perceived threats to global society 2021, by event
Terrorist attacks
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- Basic Statistic Terrorist attacks by region 2007-2021
- Premium Statistic Attack types used terrorist attacks worldwide 2020
- Premium Statistic Terrorist attacks worldwide 2020, by target type
- Basic Statistic Terrorism - global kidnappings 2007-2020
- Basic Statistic Terrorism - attacks in Iraq 2006-2020
- Basic Statistic Terrorism - attacks in Afghanistan 2007-2020
- Premium Statistic Most expensive terrorist attacks worldwide 2019, by insured property losses
Fatalities and injuries
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- Basic Statistic The 20 worst terrorist attacks by number of fatalities 2021
- Basic Statistic Countries most impacted by terrorism: number of injured 2021
- Basic Statistic Countries most impacted by terrorism: number of deaths 2021
- Basic Statistic Terrorism - number of people injured worldwide 2007-2020
- Basic Statistic Deadliest terrorist attacks worldwide 1970-2020, by number of fatalities
- Basic Statistic Terrorism - deaths in Afghanistan 2007-2020
- Basic Statistic Terrorism - deaths in Iraq 2006-2020
Perpetrators
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- Premium Statistic Number of terrorist attacks worldwide 2020, by perpetrator
- Premium Statistic Deaths due to terrorist attacks worldwide, by perpetrator 2020
- Basic Statistic Annual change in terrorist attacks worldwide 2019-2020, by perpetrator group
- Basic Statistic Annual change in fatalities of terrorism worldwide 2019-2020, by perpetrator group
Terrorism in the United States
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- Premium Statistic Total number of terrorist attacks in the United States 1995-2020
- Premium Statistic Fatalities of private U.S. citizens from terrorism worldwide by country 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. citizens injured by terrorist attacks worldwide by country 2018-2020
- Premium Statistic Terrorists in the United States since 9/11 as of November 2022, by year and gender
- Premium Statistic Distribution of residency status of terrorists in the U.S. since 9/11, as of 2022
Further related statistics
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- Number of terrorist attacks in the U.S. 2020, by month
- Number of terrorist attacks in the U.S. by attack type 2018
- Worst terrorist attacks in terms of fatalities in the United Kingdom 1970-2022
- Survey on trust in government's ability to prevent terror attacks in Sweden 2016
- Survey on fear of terror attack in Sweden 2015-2017
- Number of terrorism incidents in most impacted countries 2021
- Number of terrorist attacks worldwide 2020, by perpetrator
- Non-militant casualties from terrorist attacks worldwide 2015, by month
- Estimated GDP cost of terrorism in the Benelux 2013-2016, by country
- Terrorist attacks worldwide in 2015, by month
- Terrorism fatalities by target type 2014
- Cities with the highest fatality rate from terrorism 2014
- Civilian fatalities from terrorism by country 2015
- Primary targets of terrorist attacks 2015, based on incidents
- Primary tactics used by terrorist groups 2015, based on incidents
- Terrorism index in Morocco 2011-2021
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- Number of terrorist attacks in the U.S. 2020, by month
- Number of terrorist attacks in the U.S. by attack type 2018
- Worst terrorist attacks in terms of fatalities in the United Kingdom 1970-2022
- Survey on trust in government's ability to prevent terror attacks in Sweden 2016
- Survey on fear of terror attack in Sweden 2015-2017
- Number of terrorism incidents in most impacted countries 2021
- Number of terrorist attacks worldwide 2020, by perpetrator
- Non-militant casualties from terrorist attacks worldwide 2015, by month
- Estimated GDP cost of terrorism in the Benelux 2013-2016, by country
- Terrorist attacks worldwide in 2015, by month
- Terrorism fatalities by target type 2014
- Cities with the highest fatality rate from terrorism 2014
- Civilian fatalities from terrorism by country 2015
- Primary targets of terrorist attacks 2015, based on incidents
- Primary tactics used by terrorist groups 2015, based on incidents
- Terrorism index in Morocco 2011-2021
IEP. (March 2, 2022). The 20 worst terrorist attacks of 2021, by number of fatalities [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/486876/the-20-worst-terrorist-attacks-by-fatalities-and-injuries/
IEP. "The 20 worst terrorist attacks of 2021, by number of fatalities." Chart. March 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486876/the-20-worst-terrorist-attacks-by-fatalities-and-injuries/
IEP. (2022). The 20 worst terrorist attacks of 2021, by number of fatalities. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486876/the-20-worst-terrorist-attacks-by-fatalities-and-injuries/
IEP. "The 20 Worst Terrorist Attacks of 2021, by Number of Fatalities." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486876/the-20-worst-terrorist-attacks-by-fatalities-and-injuries/
IEP, The 20 worst terrorist attacks of 2021, by number of fatalities Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486876/the-20-worst-terrorist-attacks-by-fatalities-and-injuries/ (last visited January 28, 2023)
The 20 worst terrorist attacks of 2021, by number of fatalities [Graph], IEP, March 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/486876/the-20-worst-terrorist-attacks-by-fatalities-and-injuries/