Spain vs Tanzania: Number of significant volcanic eruptions

Spain

1 events

in 2021

Tanzania

1 events

in 1967

Spain rank

6th

Tanzania rank

6th

Number of significant volcanic eruptions over time

Spain
Tanzania

How they compare

Spain currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Tanzania, a difference of 0 events.

Spain ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 6th of 25 countries.

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Number of significant volcanic eruptions in Spain
Number of significant volcanic eruptions in Tanzania
Full country ranking

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: 07 August 2026

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.