Capital punishment is retained in law by 55 UN member states or observer states , with 140 having abolished it in law or in practice. The most recent legal executions performed by nations and other entities with criminal law jurisdiction over the people present within its boundaries are listed below. Extrajudicial executions and killings are not included. In general, executions carried out in the territory of a sovereign state when it was a colony or before the sovereign state gained independence are not included. The colours on the map correspond to and have the same meanings as the colours in the charts.
D
Maintain the death penalty in both law and practice
C
Abolished in practice (no execution in over 10 years and under a moratorium)
B
Abolished in law, except in exceptional circumstances, such as war
A
Completely abolished
#
Country
Last execution date
Name
Crime
Method
C
Algeria August 1993 [ 1] seven unnamed Islamic terrorists
terrorism
firing squad
A
Angola 1977 [ 2] Nito Alves and many of his supporters
treason
firing squad
A
Benin 23 September 1987 [ 3]
murder
A
Bophuthatswana 13 December 1990 [ 4] [ 5] Alpheus Sekoboane
murder
hanging
D
Botswana 11 June 2021 [ 6] Phemelo Botogeleng
murder
hanging
C
Burkina Faso 1988 [ 3]
murder
A
Burundi 2000 [ 7] 2 soldiers
murder
C
Cameroon 9 January 1997 [ 8] Antoine Vandi Tize
murder
firing squad
A
Cape Verde 1835 [ 9]
C
Central African Republic January 1981 [ 10] six unnamed officials
firing squad
C
Chad 29 August 2015 [ 11] Mahamat Mustapha and nine unnamed men
terrorism
firearm
A
Ciskei never used
C
Comoros 29 May 1997 [ 12] [ 13] Mohamed Saidali
armed robbery
firing squad
C
Congo October 1982 [ 14] 2 men
murder
firing squad
A
Djibouti none since independence on 27 June 1977 [ 15]
D
DR Congo 2003[ 16]
unnamed soldier
firearm
D
Egypt 21 May 2024 [ 17] Muhammad Abdel Badie
murder
hanging
D
Equatorial Guinea January 2014 [ 18] 9 unnamed people
firearm
C
Eritrea none since independence in May 1993
C
Eswatini 2 July 1983 [ 4] Philippa Mdluli
murder
hanging
D
Ethiopia 6 August 2007 [ 19] Major Tsehaye Woldesellasie
murder
firearm
A
Gabon 11 August 1985 [ 20] Alexandre Mandja Ngokouta
coup attempt
firing squad
D
Gambia 24 August 2012 [ 21] [ 22] Lamin B. Darboe, Alieu Bah, Lamin Jarju, Dawda Bojang, Abubacarr Yarboi, Malang Sonko, Lamin F. Jammeh, Gibril Bah and Tabara Samba
treason and murder
firearm
C
Ghana 12 July 1993 [ 4] 12 men
murder and robbery
firearm
C
Guinea 21 April 2001 [ 3] [ 23] 3 people
robbery
firearm
A
Guinea-Bissau 18 July 1986 [ 24] Paulo Correia, Viriato Rodrigues Pā, Benhancaren Na Tchanda, Pedro Ramos, Braima Bangura and N'Bunhe Sanbu
coup attempt
firearm
A
Ivory Coast none since independence on 7 August 1960 [ 3]
C
Kenya 9 July 1985 [ 4] Hezekiah Ochuka and Pancras Oteyo Okumu
treason
hanging
C
Lesotho 1995 [ 25]
hanging
C
Liberia 2000 [ 26]
hanging
D
Libya 30 May 2010 [ 27] 18 unnamed men
murder
firearm
A
Madagascar 1958 [ 28]
C
Malawi 26 September 1992 [ 4] [ 29]
hanging
C
Mali 21 August 1980 [ 3] [ 30] Mamadou Keita and Karuba Coulibaly
murder
firearm
C
Mauritania 1987 [ 3] 3 armed forces officers
treason
firing squad
A
Mauritius 10 October 1987 [ 4] Eshan Nayeck
murder
hanging
C
Morocco 5 September 1993 [ 31] Mustapha Tabet
rape
firing squad
A
Mozambique May 1986 [ 4]
A
Namibia May 1988 [ 4] Sagarias Ariseb
murder
hanging
C
Niger 1976 [ 3] Bayéré Moussa, Sidi Mohamed, and Ahmed Mouddour
treason
D
Nigeria 23 December 2016 [ 32] Ogbomoro Omoregie, Apostle Igene and Mark Omosowhota
murder and armed robbery
hanging
A
Rwanda 24 April 1998 [ 33] Froduald Karamira and at least 21 others
genocide
firing squad
A
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 1976
A
São Tomé and Príncipe none since independence on 12 July 1975 [ 34]
A
Senegal 15 June 1967 [ 35] [ 36] Moustapha Lô
treason (attempted murder of the president )
firing squad
A
Seychelles none since independence on 29 June 1976 [ 34]
C
Sierra Leone 19 October 1998 [ 4] 24 soldiers (23 men, 1 woman)
high treason
public firing squad
D
Somalia 7 June 2024 [ 37] Nur Abdi Mohamed Hashi, Shueyb Mohamed Farah, and Bile Abdullahi Hassan
murder
public firing squad
D
Somaliland 1 November 2023 [ 38] five unnamed convicts
murder
firing squad
A
South Africa 14 November 1989 [ 4] Solomon Ngobeni
murder
hanging
D
South Sudan 7 January 2022[ 39]
Babu Emmanuel Lokiri
triple murder
hanging
D
Sudan 9 February 2021 [ 40] Eliza Aban Othu
murder
hanging
C
Tanzania October 1994 [ 4] 7 unnamed men, 1 unnamed woman
A
Togo 1978 [ 3] M. Adjata Koffi
murder
A
Transkei never used
C
Tunisia 17 November 1990 [ 41] Naceur Damergi
murder
hanging
C
Uganda 2005 [ 42]
firing squad
A
Venda 31 January 1991 [ 4] John Tsakani Chauke
hanging
C
Zambia October 1997 [ 4] Abraham Kasongo, Nelson Ngindano, Dennis Chembe, Robert Mulumbi, David Kapunga, John Gombo, Joe Chilada and Christopher Oldfield
murder
hanging
C
Zimbabwe 22 July 2005 [ 43] [ 44] [ 45] Stephen Chidhumo and Edmund Edgar Masendeke
murder
hanging
#
Country
Last execution date
Name
Crime
Method
D
Afghanistan 26 February 2024 [ 112] Nazar Mohammad
murder
public firearm
D
Bahrain 27 July 2019 [ 113] Ali Mohammed al-Arab, Ahmad Issa al-Mulla and 1 unnamed man
terrorism
firing squad
D
Bangladesh 27 July 2023 [ 114] Mia Mohammad Mohiuddin and Md Jahangir Alam
murder
hanging
A
Bhutan 1974 [ 115]
C
Brunei none since independence on 1 January 1984 [ 4]
A
Cambodia 1989
D
China 9 July 2024 [citation needed
Jiang
drug offences
firearm or lethal injection
A
East Timor none since independence on 20 May 2002 [ 34]
A
Hong Kong 16 November 1966 [citation needed [ 116] Wong Kai-kei[ 117]
robbery -murder
hanging
D
India 20 March 2020 [ 118] Akshay Thakur, Mukesh Singh, Pawan Gupta and Vinay Sharma
gang rape and murder
hanging
D
Indonesia 29 July 2016 [ 119] Freddy Budiman , Seck Osmane, Michael Titus Igweh and Humphrey Ejike
drug offences
firing squad
D
Iran 30 June 2024 [ 120] Aliullah Bakhsh and Afzalullah Bakhsh
drug offences
hanging
D
Iraq 22 July 2024 [ 121] 10 unnamed men
terrorism
hanging
B
Israel 31 May 1962
Adolf Eichmann
crimes against humanity , crimes against the Jewish people
hanging
D
Japan 26 July 2022 [ 122] Tomohiro Katō
murder
hanging
D
Jordan 4 March 2017 [ 123] 15 unnamed men
murder and terrorism
hanging
B
Kazakhstan 2003
D
Kuwait 27 July 2023 [ 124] 5 men
terrorism , murder and drug offences
hanging
A
Kyrgyzstan none since independence on 25 December 1991
C
Laos 1989 [ 125]
C
Lebanon 17 January 2004 [ 126] [ 127] Badih Hamadeh, Remi Antoine Zaatar and Ahmed Mansour
murder
firing squad , hanging
A
Macau 19th century[ 128]
D
Malaysia 24 May 2017 [ 129] Yong Kar Mun and another unnamed man
armed robbery / murder
hanging
C
Maldives none since independence on 26 July 1965 [ 4]
A
Mongolia 2008 [ 130] [ 131]
C
Myanmar 23 July 2022 [ 132] Kyaw Min Yu , Zayar Thaw , Hla Myo Aung and Aung Thura Zaw
terrorism , murder
hanging
A
Nepal 1979 [ 133]
D
North Korea 19 December 2023 [ 134] Unnamed man
robbery / murder
public firing squad
D
Oman 22 April 2024 [ 135] 3 unnamed men
murder
firing squad
D
Pakistan 24 November 2019 [ 136] Brigadier Raja Rizwan
espionage and high treason
hanging
D
Palestine 4 September 2022 (Gaza Strip )[ 137] [ 138] July 2005 (Palestinian Authority )[ 139] 5 men (N. A., Kh. S., A. E., M. Z. and J. Q.)
espionage and murder (5 men)murder (unnamed prisoner)
public firearm and hanging (5 men)
A
Philippines 4 January 2000 [ 140] Alex Bartolome
child rape
lethal injection
C
Qatar 21 May 2020 [ 141] Anil Chaudhary
murder
firing squad
D
Saudi Arabia 2 August 2024 [ 142] 4 unnamed Saudi men and one unnamed Indian man
robbery , kidnapping and murder
public beheading
D
Singapore 28 February 2024 [ 143] Ahmed Salim
murder
hanging
C
South Korea 31 December 1997 [ 144] 23 people including Kim Yong-je, Lee Sang-su and Lee Young-gil
murder , terrorism
hanging
C
Sri Lanka 23 June 1976 [ 4] Chardradasa Jayasinghe
murder
hanging
D
Syria 2 February 2022 [ 145] Mohammed
murder
hanging
D
Taiwan 1 April 2020 [ 146] Weng Jen-hsien
arson / murder
firearm
C
Tajikistan April 2004 [ 147] Rachabmurod Chumayev, Umed Idiyev, Akbar Radzshabov and Mukharam Fatkhulloyev
mass murder
firing squad
D
Thailand 18 June 2018 [ 148] Theerasak Longji
robbery / murder
lethal injection
A
Turkmenistan 1997 [ 34]
D
United Arab Emirates 2021 [ 149] unnamed man
hanging
A
Uzbekistan 1 March 2005 [ 150] Akhrorkhoja Akbarkhojayevich Talipkhojaev
single firearm
D
Vietnam 23 September 2023 [ 151] Lê Văn Mạnh
murder , child rape and robbery
lethal injection
D
Yemen 5 June 2024 [ 152] Abd al-Rahman Baqadir and Hussein Banafa
murder
firearm
#
Country
Last execution date
Name
Crime
Method
C
Abkhazia never used
A
Albania 29 June 1995 [citation needed
murder
hanging
A
Andorra 18 October 1943 [ 153] [ 154] Pere Areny
murder
firing squad
A
Armenia 30 August 1991 [ 153] unnamed man
murder
single firearm
A
Austria 24 March 1950 [ 153] Johann Trnka
murder
hanging
A
Azerbaijan 1993 [ 155]
single firearm
D
Belarus 16 July 2022 [ 156] Viktar Skrundzik
murder
firearm
A
Belgium 9 August 1950 [ 153] Philipp Schmitt
war crimes
firing squad
A
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1977 (as a republic of Yugoslavia )
Dušan Prodić[ 157]
murder
firing squad
A
Bulgaria 4 November 1989 [ 153] Georgi Alinski[ 158]
sabotage
firing squad
A
Croatia 29 January 1987 (as a republic of Yugoslavia )[ 153] Dušan Kosić[ 159]
murder
firing squad
A
Cyprus 13 June 1962 [ 153] Hambis Zacharia, Michael Hiletikos and Lazaris Demetriou
murder
hanging
A
Czech Republic 2 February 1989 [ 153] Czechoslovakia )
Vladimír Lulek
murder
hanging
A
Denmark 20 July 1950
Ib Birkedal Hansen
war crimes
firing squad
A
East Germany 26 June 1981 [ 153] Werner Teske
treason
single firearm
A
Estonia 11 September 1991 [ 153] Rein Oruste
murder
single firearm
A
Finland 3 September 1944 [ 153] three Soviet infiltrators
war crimes
firing squad
A
France 10 September 1977 [ 153] Hamida Djandoubi
torture murder
beheading by guillotine
A
Georgia 1995 [ 153]
murder
single firearm
A
Germany 18 February 1949 [ 153] [ 160] Richard Schuh Berthold Wehmeyer (West Berlin)
murder
beheading by guillotine
A
Gibraltar 11 January 1944 [ 153] Luis López Cordón-Cuenca and José Martín Muñoz
treason /sabotage
hanging
A
Greece 25 August 1972 [ 153] Vassilis Lymberis
murder
firing squad
A
Hungary 14 July 1988
Ernő Vadász
torture murder
hanging
A
Iceland 12 January 1830 [ 153] Agnes Magnúsdóttir and Friðrik Sigurðsson [is ]
murder
public beheading
A
Ireland 20 April 1954 [ 153] Michael Manning
murder
hanging
A
Italy 5 March 1947 [ 161] Aurelio Gallo, Emilio Battisti and Aldo Morelli
war crimes
firing squad
A
Kosovo 20 November 1987 (as a province of Yugoslavia )
Ahmet Paqarizi[ 162]
murder
firing squad
A
Latvia 26 January 1996 [ 153] Rolands Laceklis-Bertmanis
murder
single firearm
A
Liechtenstein 26 February 1785 [ 153] Barbara Erni
theft
public beheading
A
Lithuania 12 July 1995 [ 153] Boris Dekanidze
murder
single firearm
A
Luxembourg 24 February 1949 [ 153]
treason
firing squad
A
Malta 5 July 1943 [ 153] Karmnu Zammit and Guiseppi Zammit
murder
hanging
A
Moldova none since independence [ 34]
A
Monaco 1847 [ 153]
murder
beheading by guillotine
A
Montenegro 29 January 1981 (as a republic of Yugoslavia)
Dragiša Ristić[ 163]
murder
firing squad
A
Netherlands 21 March 1952 [ 153] Artur Albrecht , Andries Jan Pieters
war crimes
firing squad
C
Northern Cyprus never used
A
North Macedonia 29 March 1988 (as a republic of Yugoslavia )
Malje Zeqiri[ 164]
murder and rape
firing squad
A
Norway 28 August 1948 [ 153] Ragnar Skancke
treason
firing squad
A
Poland 21 April 1988 [ 153] Andrzej Czabański
murder
hanging
A
Portugal 16 September 1917 (military) [ 153] João Augusto Ferreira de Almeida [ 165] desertion murder
firing squad hanging [ 166]
A
Romania 25 December 1989 [ 153] Nicolae Ceauşescu and Elena Ceauşescu
genocide , crimes against the state
firing squad
A
Russia June 1999 (in Chechnya )[ 167] [ 168] 2 August 1996 or 2 September 1996 (mainland Russia , disputed)[ 169] Salan Bakharchiyev (in Chechnya )Sergey Golovkin (mainland Russia , 2 August), R.V. Mukhametdinov (mainland Russia , 2 September) [ 170] murder (Bakharchiyev)murder , rape , dismemberment , torture (Golovkin), unknown crime (R.V. Mukhametdinov)
single firearm
A
San Marino 1468 [ 153] [ 171]
hanging
A
Serbia 14 February 1992 (as a republic of Yugoslavia)[ 153] [ 172] Johan Drozdek [ 172] murder
firing squad
A
Slovakia 8 June 1989 [ 153] Czechoslovakia )
Štefan Svitek
murder
hanging
A
Slovenia 30 October 1959 (as a republic of Yugoslavia )
Franc Rihtarič [ 173] murder
firing squad
C
South Ossetia never used
A
Spain 27 September 1975 [ 153] José Humberto Francisco Baena Alonso [es ] , Ramón García Sanz [es ] , José Luis Sánchez-Bravo Sollas [es ] , Juan Paredes Manotas [es ] and Angel Otaegui Echevarría [es ]
murder
firing squad
A
Sweden 23 November 1910 [ 153] Johan Alfred Andersson Ander
murder
beheading by guillotine
A
Switzerland 7 December 1944 [ 153] Hermann Grimm and Walter Laubscher[ 174]
treason
firing squad
C
Transnistria never used
A
Turkey 25 October 1984 [ 153] Hıdır Aslan
murder
hanging
A
Ukraine 11 March 1997 [ 153] unnamed man
murder
single firearm
A
Vatican City 9 July 1870 [ 153] Papal States ) (never used as Vatican City , established 11 February 1929)[ 175] Agabito Bellomo
murder
beheading by guillotine
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