Colombia vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Number of significant volcanic eruptions

Colombia

1 events

in 2008

Democratic Republic of Congo

1 events

in 2021

Colombia rank

6th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

6th

Number of significant volcanic eruptions over time

Colombia
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0 events.

Colombia ranks 6th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th of 25 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of significant volcanic eruptions
Unit: events
Source: National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 25 places, 619 data points, 1050–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

A significant eruption is classified as one that meets at least one of the following criteria: caused fatalities, caused moderate damage (approximately $1 million or more), with a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 6 or larger, caused a tsunami, or was associated with a major earthquake.