Japan vs Russia: Number of significant volcanic eruptions

Japan
2 events
in 2018
Russia
1 events
in 2024
Japan rank
3rd
Russia rank
6th

Number of significant volcanic eruptions over time

  • Japan
  • Russia
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 2 events against 1 events in Russia, a difference of 1 events.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.0 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1854 it was Russia ahead.

Japan ranks 3rd and Russia 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

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.