Global Volcanism Program | What was erupting in the year...?

What was erupting in the year...?

Statistics for volcanoes and recorded eruptions since 1960; data for 2023 is through the last data update (17 August 2023). Click on each year for the full list of volcanoes and additional details for that year (opens a new tab). Total eruptions counts activity that took place during any (or all) of that year. Eruptions that started as new activity are included in the total eruptions count. Data subject to change or correction due to ongoing research. Columns showing the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) values reflect the maximum VEI for the overall eruption and are assigned to the year in which the eruption started. The "Has volcanic activity been increasing?" page provides further analysis of this data; our primary conclusion is that overall volcanism has not increased, but that the apparent rise is due to reporting bias issues, where recent improvements in communication and technology (especially satellites) have allowed observation of low-level activity that went unrecorded in the past.

Year	Eruptions Started (New)	Eruptions Ended	Eruptions Total	Volcanoes Active	Countries	VEI <= 2	VEI 3	VEI 4	VEI 5	VEI 6
2023	16	17	66	65	28	—	—	—	—	—

2022	33	35	85	80	28	32	1	0	0	0
2021	34	31	83	77	30	31	1	1	1	0
2020	28	25	74	69	29	22	4	2	0	0
2019	27	29	75	73	28	22	3	2	0	0
2018	37	32	80	75	28	31	6	0	0	0
2017	33	31	74	71	29	26	6	1	0	0
2016	36	45	86	75	28	30	6	0	0	0
2015	44	40	90	83	31	37	5	2	0	0
2014	41	33	79	71	31	30	8	3	0	0
2013	37	42	80	73	29	29	7	1	0	0
2012	41	38	81	72	27	36	5	0	0	0
2011	36	36	76	71	28	31	2	2	1	0
2010	33	37	77	69	24	21	10	2	0	0
2009	31	31	75	68	25	28	2	1	0	0
2008	45	39	86	80	28	36	6	3	0	0
2007	36	38	81	76	29	30	6	0	0	0
2006	44	41	86	76	29	39	4	1	0	0
2005	46	38	83	75	28	39	7	0	0	0
2004	49	42	81	71	27	41	7	1	0	0
2003	29	32	65	63	25	24	5	0	0	0
2002	41	34	74	66	25	36	3	2	0	0
2001	33	36	70	65	26	27	6	0	0	0
2000	39	38	75	67	29	34	4	1	0	0
1999	39	31	70	67	26	34	4	1	0	0
1998	32	23	59	56	24	27	5	0	0	0
1997	26	25	56	52	23	22	4	0	0	0
1996	35	26	61	59	23	29	6	0	0	0
1995	33	36	65	62	29	29	4	0	0	0
1994	33	27	62	58	22	28	4	1	0	0
1993	27	28	60	58	24	25	1	1	0	0
1992	27	24	61	57	24	24	2	1	0	0
1991	37	29	67	65	27	31	4	0	1	1
1990	30	27	60	56	22	23	6	1	0	0
1989	25	26	57	55	24	23	2	0	0	0
1988	27	30	64	62	24	23	4	0	0	0
1987	32	23	64	62	23	29	3	0	0	0
1986	41	38	75	67	28	32	6	3	0	0
1985	27	25	60	54	25	22	5	0	0	0
1984	33	29	64	59	23	28	5	0	0	0
1983	32	24	58	55	20	25	6	1	0	0
1982	32	35	64	59	22	27	3	1	1	0
1981	29	24	60	56	24	22	5	2	0	0
1980	41	36	74	67	25	31	9	0	1	0
1979	32	24	65	60	22	28	4	0	0	0
1978	25	22	58	56	22	23	2	0	0	0
1977	39	35	73	65	26	35	4	0	0	0
1976	29	23	61	56	23	27	1	1	0	0
1975	23	16	52	49	22	21	1	1	0	0
1974	27	32	64	60	19	22	4	1	0	0
1973	41	29	69	65	21	35	5	1	0	0
1972	30	22	55	53	22	25	5	0	0	0
1971	32	28	56	53	20	27	5	0	0	0
1970	34	25	57	55	23	28	6	0	0	0
1969	32	29	57	54	22	30	2	0	0	0
1968	32	29	58	54	22	24	7	1	0	0
1967	43	31	66	61	24	37	6	0	0	0
1966	35	32	63	60	23	24	9	2	0	0
1965	34	27	60	56	24	27	6	1	0	0
1964	29	29	58	54	21	27	1	1	0	0
1963	40	27	64	58	20	31	8	0	1	0
1962	29	21	52	51	17	24	5	0	0	0
1961	32	25	56	52	21	27	5	0	0	0
1960	35	18	58	56	20	26	9	0	0	0

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Global Volcanism Program, 2023. [Database] Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.1.1; 17 Aug 2023). Distributed by Smithsonian Institution, compiled by Venzke, E. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2023.5.1