Italy vs New Zealand: Number of significant volcanic eruptions
Italy
2 events
in 2022
New Zealand
1 events
in 2019
Italy rank
3rd
New Zealand rank
6th
Number of significant volcanic eruptions over time
- Italy
- New Zealand
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2 events against 1 events in New Zealand, a difference of 1 events.
That makes Italy's figure about 2.0 times New Zealand's.
Italy ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 6th of 25 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of significant volcanic eruptions, Italy or New Zealand?
- Italy, at 2 events against 1 events in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of significant volcanic eruptions between Italy and New Zealand?
- 1 events, with Italy ahead.
- How do Italy and New Zealand rank globally for number of significant volcanic eruptions?
- Italy ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 6th of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of significant volcanic eruptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.