Conflict & security

Conflict & Security Data

Global armed conflict events, terrorism incidents, and food security early warning data for humanitarian and security analysis.

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Conflict Terrorism Food security Humanitarian Peacekeeping

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Conflict and security pages provide event-level data on armed conflicts, terrorism, and food security crises for humanitarian response, risk assessment, and peace research.

These point and polygon datasets support spatial analysis of conflict patterns, humanitarian access, and vulnerability mapping.

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KMZ / GeoJSON

Yemen War Map — KMZ & GeoJSON Dataset

Points, lines and polygons

Explore a styled Yemen conflict map with points, lines, polygons and custom icons. Download the original KMZ or converted GeoJSON.

Inspecting an existing conflict map Comparing KMZ and GeoJSON source styles

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CSV / GeoJSON

ACLED Armed Conflict Events

Point (conflict events)

Armed Conflict Location & Event Data — daily global political violence and protest event data with actor, type, and fatality details.

Conflict monitoring Humanitarian response planning

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CSV / Shapefile

Global Terrorism Database (GTD)

Point (terrorism incidents)

University of Maryland's comprehensive database of over 200,000 terrorist incidents worldwide from 1970-2020.

Terrorism analysis Security risk assessment

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Shapefile / GeoJSON / PDF

FEWS NET Food Security

Polygon (food security zones)

USAID Famine Early Warning Systems Network — food security phase classification maps for at-risk regions.

Food security monitoring Humanitarian planning

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GeoJSON

Historic Battles of the World — 25,000+ from Wikidata

Point (battles)

Over 25,000 geolocated historic battles from Wikidata, each with its date and the parent war it belongs to.

Military history research Historical conflict mapping

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Recommended conflict workflow

How to choose a source

Use ACLED for real-time political violence and protest event data with actor, type, and fatality attributes.
Use the Global Terrorism Database for historical terrorism incidents (1970-2020).
Use FEWS NET for food security phase classification in at-risk regions.
Combine conflict data with population and infrastructure layers for vulnerability assessment.

Category FAQ

What is the most current conflict events dataset?

ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data) provides daily-updated political violence and protest data for all countries, with event type, actors, fatalities, and location coordinates.

Is global terrorism data freely available?

Yes. The Global Terrorism Database (GTD) from the University of Maryland provides free access to over 200,000 terrorist incidents worldwide from 1970 to 2020.