Table 1: Incidents of International Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea, 1998-2008
| Year | East Africa | Indian Ocean | Malacca Strait | Mediterranean Sea | South America 1 | South China | West Africa | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 94 | 22 | 210 |
| 1999 | 16 | 51 | 37 | 4 | 29 | 136 | 36 | 309 |
| 2000 | 29 | 109 | 112 | 2 | 41 | 140 | 33 | 471 |
| 2001 | 22 | 86 | 58 | 2 | 23 | 120 | 58 | 370 |
| 2002 | 23 | 66 | 34 | 3 | 67 | 140 | 47 | 383 |
| 2003 | 22 | 96 | 36 | 1 | 72 | 154 | 67 | 452 |
| 2004 | 13 | 41 | 60 | 0 | 46 | 113 | 57 | 330 |
| 2005 | 47 | 51 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 97 | 23 | 266 |
| 2006 | 31 | 53 | 22 | 1 | 31 | 66 | 31 | 240 |
| 2007 | 60 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 25 | 67 | 60 | 282 |
| 2008 | 134 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 72 | 50 | 306 |
| Compound Annual Growth Rate, 1998-2008 | 19.40% | 0.40% | -9.50% | 0.00% | -6.10% | -2.40% | 7.70% | 3.50% |
NOTES: Incidents include attempts and threatening actions. Details may not add to totals because of missing categories.
1 South America includes incidents in the Caribbean Sea.
SOURCE: International Maritime Organization, Reports on Acts of Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships, Annual Report (annual Issues), MSC.4/Circ.133, available at http://www.imo.org/home.asp as of December 2009.
Updated: Sunday, May 21, 2017