What was erupting in the year...?
Statistics for volcanoes and eruptions since 1960; data for 2023 is through the last data update (14 April 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.
Year | Eruptions Started (New) |
Eruptions Ended |
Eruptions Total |
Volcanoes Active |
Countries | VEI <= 2 | VEI 3 | VEI 4 | VEI 5 | VEI 6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 56 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
2022 | 33 | 35 | 85 | 80 | 28 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 33 | 29 | 81 | 76 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | 27 | 25 | 73 | 68 | 29 | 21 | 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 | 32 | 31 | 74 | 71 | 29 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | 35 | 43 | 85 | 74 | 28 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 41 | 38 | 88 | 82 | 31 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | 41 | 32 | 79 | 71 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 37 | 41 | 79 | 72 | 29 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | 40 | 38 | 80 | 72 | 27 | 35 | 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 | 24 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1995 | 33 | 36 | 65 | 62 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1994 | 32 | 27 | 61 | 57 | 22 | 27 | 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 | 24 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1986 | 41 | 38 | 75 | 67 | 28 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1985 | 27 | 25 | 60 | 54 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1984 | 33 | 29 | 64 | 59 | 24 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1983 | 32 | 24 | 58 | 55 | 21 | 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 | 24 | 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 | 23 | 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 | 23 | 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 | 20 | 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 |
Global Volcanism Program, 2023. [Database] Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.0.4; 17 Apr 2023). Distributed by Smithsonian Institution, compiled by Venzke, E. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2022.5.0