Philippines vs United States: Number of significant volcanic eruptions

Philippines
2 events
in 2024
United States
3 events
in 2018
Philippines rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd

Number of significant volcanic eruptions over time

  • Philippines
  • United States
11.522.53154017822024

How they compare

United States currently reports 3 events against 2 events in Philippines, a difference of 1 events.

That makes United States's figure about 1.5 times Philippines's.

Philippines ranks 3rd 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.