🌋VolcanoAtlas

Countries with Volcanoes

Explore volcanic activity across 46 countries worldwide

46
Countries
150
Total Volcanoes
146
Active Worldwide
165
Most (the United States)
Showing 46 of 46 countries

the United States

165 Volcanoes Spanning the Ring of Fire, Pacific Hotspots, and Continental Rifts

165
Total Volcanoes
62
Active
Tallest:Mount Churchill(5,005m)
Recent:Kilauea (2025)
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Japan

105 Volcanoes Across Four Tectonic Arcs — From Hokkaido to the Ryukyu Islands

105
Total Volcanoes
64
Active
Tallest:Fujisan(3,776m)
Recent:Aira (Sakurajima) (2025)
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Indonesia

101 Holocene Volcanoes Across the Ring of Fire's Most Active Archipelago

101
Total Volcanoes
73
Active
Tallest:Kerinci(3,800m)
Recent:Multiple (Semeru, Ibu, Merapi, Dukono, others) (2025)
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Russia

94 Holocene Volcanoes Across Kamchatka, the Kurils, and Beyond

94
Total Volcanoes
41
Active
Tallest:Elbrus(5,642m)
Recent:Klyuchevskoy / Sheveluch / Bezymianny / Karymsky (multiple) (2025)
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Chile

90 Volcanoes Along 4,300 km of the Andean Subduction Zone

90
Total Volcanoes
40
Active
Tallest:Ojos del Salado(6,879m)
Recent:Villarrica / Planchón-Peteroa (2025)
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Ethiopia

50 Volcanoes Along the East African Rift and the Afar Triple Junction

50
Total Volcanoes
14
Active
Tallest:Boset(2,447m)
Recent:Erta Ale / Hayli Gubbi (2025)
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Papua New Guinea

39 Volcanoes Across the Bismarck and Bougainville Arcs

39
Total Volcanoes
22
Active
Tallest:Balbi(2,715m)
Recent:Ulawun / Bagana / Manam / Langila (2025)
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Ecuador

The Avenue of Volcanoes and the Galápagos Hotspot

35
Total Volcanoes
14
Active
Tallest:Chimborazo(6,261m)
Recent:Sangay / Reventador (2025 (ongoing))
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Iceland

32 Active Volcanic Systems on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

35
Total Volcanoes
18
Active
Tallest:Öræfajökull(2,010m)
Recent:Reykjanes / Sundhnúkur (2023–2025 (ongoing))
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Mexico

The Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and Baja California Rift

34
Total Volcanoes
10
Active
Tallest:Pico de Orizaba(5,564m)
Recent:Popocatépetl (2025 (ongoing))
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Argentina

Home to the World's Highest Volcano and the Andes' Largest Holocene Eruption

32
Total Volcanoes
6
Active
Tallest:Ojos del Salado (border)(6,879m)
Recent:Copahue (Chile-Argentina border) (2024)
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Canada

24 Holocene Volcanoes Across the Northern Cordillera and Cascadia

24
Total Volcanoes
0
Active
Tallest:Silverthrone(2,860m)
Recent:Iskut-Unuk River Cones (~1800 CE)
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New Zealand

The Taupo Volcanic Zone — One of Earth's Most Active Rhyolitic Systems

23
Total Volcanoes
9
Active
Tallest:Ruapehu(2,797m)
Recent:Whakaari/White Island (2025)
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the Philippines

23 Holocene Volcanoes Along the Western Pacific Ring of Fire

23
Total Volcanoes
15
Active
Tallest:Ragang(2,790m)
Recent:Taal / Kanlaon / Bulusan (2025)
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Kenya

21 Holocene Volcanoes Along the East African Rift

21
Total Volcanoes
2
Active
Tallest:Eburru, Ol Doinyo(2,856m)
Recent:The Barrier (~1921 CE)
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Tonga

21 Volcanoes Along the Tofua Volcanic Arc

21
Total Volcanoes
15
Active
Tallest:Kao(1,009m)
Recent:Tofua / Home Reef (2025)
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Antarctica

19 Volcanoes on Earth's Most Remote Continent

19
Total Volcanoes
4
Active
Tallest:Mount Erebus(3,794m)
Recent:Mount Erebus (2025 (ongoing))
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France

18 Volcanoes Across 5 Oceans and 4 Continents

18
Total Volcanoes
6
Active
Tallest:Piton de la Fournaise(2,632m)
Recent:Piton de la Fournaise (2023)
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Guatemala

18 Volcanoes Along the Central America Volcanic Arc

18
Total Volcanoes
6
Active
Tallest:Tajumulco(4,203m)
Recent:Fuego / Santa Maria (Santiaguito) (2025)
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El Salvador

The Most Volcano-Dense Country in Central America

16
Total Volcanoes
5
Active
Tallest:Santa Ana (Ilamatepec)(2,381m)
Recent:San Miguel (Chaparrastique) (2023)
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the United Kingdom

14 Volcanoes Across Britain's Overseas Territories

14
Total Volcanoes
10
Active
Tallest:Tristan da Cunha(2,060m)
Recent:Saunders (2025)
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Colombia

13 Andean Volcanoes Including South America's Deadliest

13
Total Volcanoes
7
Active
Tallest:Nevado del Huila(5,364m)
Recent:Nevado del Ruiz / Puracé (2025)
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Italy

Europe's Most Volcanically Active Country — From Vesuvius to Etna

13
Total Volcanoes
8
Active
Tallest:Etna(3,357m)
Recent:Etna / Stromboli (2025)
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Nicaragua

13 Volcanoes Along the Central American Volcanic Arc

13
Total Volcanoes
8
Active
Tallest:San Cristóbal(1,745m)
Recent:Telica / Masaya (2025)
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Peru

13 Andean Volcanoes Including South America's Largest Historical Eruption

13
Total Volcanoes
6
Active
Tallest:Coropuna(6,377m)
Recent:Sabancaya (2025)
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Portugal

13 Atlantic Volcanoes on the Azores–Mid-Atlantic Ridge

13
Total Volcanoes
10
Active
Tallest:Pico(2,351m)
Recent:Terceira (submarine) (2000)
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Vanuatu

12 Volcanoes on the New Hebrides Arc — Home of Yasur's Eternal Fire

12
Total Volcanoes
10
Active
Tallest:Ambae(1,496m)
Recent:Yasur / Ambae (2025)
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Costa Rica

10 Holocene Volcanoes on the Central American Volcanic Arc

10
Total Volcanoes
6
Active
Tallest:Irazú(3,436m)
Recent:Poás (2025)
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Yemen

10 Volcanoes at the Red Sea Rift and Arabian Volcanic Province

10
Total Volcanoes
5
Active
Tallest:Harras of Dhamar(3,500m)
Recent:Zubair Group (2013)
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China

9 Intraplate Volcanic Fields Across the World's Third-Largest Country

9
Total Volcanoes
3
Active
Tallest:Ashikule Volcanic Field(5,090m)
Recent:Ashikule (1951)
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Spain

8 Holocene Volcanoes from the Canary Islands to the Iberian Peninsula

8
Total Volcanoes
4
Active
Tallest:Tenerife (Teide)(3,715m)
Recent:La Palma (2021)
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Saudi Arabia

7 Basaltic Lava Fields Along the Red Sea Rift

7
Total Volcanoes
4
Active
Tallest:Harrat Khaybar(2,093m)
Recent:Jabal Yar (1810)
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Solomon Islands

7 Volcanoes Along the Solomon Arc

7
Total Volcanoes
3
Active
Tallest:Tinakula(796m)
Recent:Tinakula (2024)
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Türkiye

7 Holocene Volcanoes Across Anatolia's Collision Zone

7
Total Volcanoes
3
Active
Tallest:Ararat(5,165m)
Recent:Tendürük Dağı (1855)
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Dominica

The Caribbean's Most Volcanic Island — 5 Centres on a 750 km² Island

5
Total Volcanoes
1
Active
Tallest:Morne Diablotins(1,430m)
Recent:Morne Watt (1997)
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Greece

5 Volcanoes on the Hellenic Arc — Home to the Legendary Santorini

5
Total Volcanoes
3
Active
Tallest:Milos(751m)
Recent:Santorini (1950)
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Tanzania

5 Rift Valley Volcanoes — Home to the World's Only Active Carbonatite Volcano

5
Total Volcanoes
3
Active
Tallest:Mount Meru(4,550m)
Recent:Ol Doinyo Lengai (2017–present)
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Australia

Sub-Antarctic Fire and Ancient Mainland Fields

4
Total Volcanoes
2
Active
Tallest:Heard Island(2,745m)
Recent:Heard Island (Mawson Peak) (2012–present)
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Chad

4 Saharan Volcanoes in the Tibesti Range — Including the Sahara's Highest Peak

4
Total Volcanoes
0
Active
Tallest:Emi Koussi(3,415m)
Recent:Multiple (Holocene (no confirmed historical eruptions))
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Eritrea

4 Volcanoes in the Afar Rift — Site of Africa's Largest Historical Eruption

4
Total Volcanoes
2
Active
Tallest:Nabro(2,218m)
Recent:Nabro (2011–2012)
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Sudan

4 Intraplate Volcanoes Across the Darfur Province and Bayuda Desert

4
Total Volcanoes
0
Active
Tallest:Jebel Marra(3,042m)
Recent:Bayuda Volcanic Field (~850 CE)
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Algeria

Ancient Saharan Volcanic Fields of the Hoggar Highlands

3
Total Volcanoes
0
Active
Tallest:Atakor Volcanic Field(2,918m)
Recent:Unknown (Holocene (no historical record))
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Armenia

Ancient Volcanic Landscapes of the Caucasus and Armenian Highland

3
Total Volcanoes
0
Active
Tallest:Aragats(4,095m)
Recent:Vaiyots-Sar (~753 CE (uncertain))
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Cameroon

The Cameroon Volcanic Line — West Africa's Volcanic Backbone

3
Total Volcanoes
1
Active
Tallest:Mount Cameroon(4,095m)
Recent:Mount Cameroon (2000)
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DR Congo

Africa's Most Active Volcanic Region — The Virunga Chain

3
Total Volcanoes
2
Active
Tallest:Nyiragongo(3,470m)
Recent:Nyamulagira & Nyiragongo (2025 (ongoing))
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Honduras

Behind the Central America Volcanic Arc

3
Total Volcanoes
0
Active
Tallest:Lago Yojoa volcanic field(1,060m)
Recent:Lago Yojoa (~7638 BCE)
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