Iceland vs Spain: Number of significant volcanic eruptions

Iceland

1 events

in 2023

Spain

1 events

in 2021

Iceland rank

6th

Spain rank

6th

Number of significant volcanic eruptions over time

Iceland
Spain

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Spain, a difference of 0 events.

Iceland ranks 6th and Spain ranks 6th of 25 countries.

Individual pages

Number of significant volcanic eruptions in Iceland
Number of significant volcanic eruptions in Spain
Full country ranking

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.