The figures reveal there were a total of 2,040 self-harm incidents last year and 914 assaults on staff.
The MoJ was prompted to release the figures by the Information Commissioner after CYP Now made a series of complaints over attempts to suppress them.
The figures reveal that self-harm incidents have remained at a fairly consistent level over the past three years - 1,835 in 2007 and 2,062 in 2006. However, levels have more than doubled in the past 10 years.
Doubled in a decade
Figures collated in May 2000 for a parliamentary question show there were 879 self-harm incidents in YOIs in 1997/98. Meanwhile, the numbers of young people currently categorised as "self-harmers" stands at 892.
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