Indonesia vs Philippines: Number of significant volcanic eruptions

Indonesia
4 events
in 2024
Philippines
2 events
in 2024
Indonesia rank
1st
Philippines rank
3rd

Number of significant volcanic eruptions over time

  • Indonesia
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 4 events against 2 events in Philippines, a difference of 2 events.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 2.0 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1716 it was Philippines ahead.

Indonesia ranks 1st and Philippines ranks 3rd 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

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.