Volcanoes

Volcanoes of the World

Live Atlas maps 1,214 volcanoes active since the end of the last ice age, from the Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Program. 486 of them have erupted since 1900, for 4,454 eruptions in all. Each one has its own page with its eruptions, its type and its live activity.

Volcanoes on the map

1,214

Erupted since 1900

486

Eruptions since 1900

4,454

Countries and territories

82

Eruptions on the Ring of Fire

85%

Why the Ring of Fire gets so many eruptions

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The Most Active Volcanoes Since 1900

• 105 Piton de la Fournaise · France eruptions
• 78 Asosan · Japan eruptions
• 75 Klyuchevskoy · Russia eruptions
• 58 Bezymianny · Russia eruptions
• 57 Mount Ruapehu · New Zealand eruptions
• 56 Raung · Indonesia eruptions
• 53 Karangetang · Indonesia eruptions
• 52 Asamayama · Japan eruptions
• 50 Marapi · Indonesia eruptions
• 48 Mount Tongariro · New Zealand eruptions

Countries With the Most Volcanoes

• 165 United States of America volcanoes
• 116 Japan volcanoes
• 106 Russia volcanoes
• 101 Indonesia volcanoes
• 90 Chile volcanoes
• 49 Ethiopia volcanoes
• 39 Papua New Guinea volcanoes
• 36 Ecuador volcanoes
• 35 Iceland volcanoes
• 32 Argentina volcanoes

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Sources: Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0), Smithsonian Institution · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata