Indonesia vs United States: Number of significant volcanic eruptions

Indonesia
4 events
in 2024
United States
3 events
in 2018
Indonesia rank
1st
United States rank
2nd

Number of significant volcanic eruptions over time

  • Indonesia
  • United States
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 4 events against 3 events in United States, a difference of 1 events.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.3 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1800 it was United States ahead.

Indonesia ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd 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.