The disclosure relates to a communication technique for convergence of a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system with an IoT technology, and a system therefor. The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related services, etc.) based on 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for detecting an uplink listen-before-talk (LBT) failure when using a 3GPP 5G new radio (NR) technology in a wireless communication system.