Samoa

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

Australia & Oceania

St. Kitts and Nevis

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Martinique (France)

Caribbean

Japan

East Asia

Russia

Eurasia

Iceland

Montserrat (U.K.)

Spain

France

Italy

Portugal

Europe

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Ecuador

Guatemala

Peru

El Salvador

Nicaragua

Latin America

Guadeloupe (France)

Vanuatu

Antarctica

Réunion (France)

None

United States

Mexico

North America

Indonesia

Philippines

Southeast Asia

Turkey

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Comoros

Cabo Verde

Tanzania

Cameroon

Ethiopia

Democratic Republic of Congo

Eritrea

Sub-Saharan Africa

A world map showing volcanoes active between 1800 and 2020. Volcanoes are scattered globally, with notable concentrations in the western US, Mexico, Central America, the Andes, the Mediterranean, East Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Ring of Fire.

Time series map animation showing locations of significant volcanic eruptions from 1800 to 2019. Use timeline controls at bottom of the map to display data by time period.

Volcanoes

World

NOAA

Kiribati

Bahamas

Macau S.A.R. (China)

Taiwan

Belgium

Germany

Netherlands

Albania

Romania

Belize

Puerto Rico (U.S.)

Vietnam

Kuwait

Qatar

Iraq

Djibouti

Global vulnerability to a 2-meter sea-level rise is shown with areas highlighted in blue and indicates regions at risk.

Areas vulnerable to a 2-meter rise in sea level

Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability (2 m)

Coastal regions across continents are marked, indicating potential flooding hazards. In North America, significant vulnerable areas include the eastern seaboard, the Gulf Coast, and parts of Alaska and Canada. Central America shows risk in Mexico and the Caribbean coastlines, while South America has vulnerable zones along the coasts of Colombia, Peru, Brazil, and Argentina. Europe displays extensive risk along the North Sea, Baltic Sea, and Mediterranean coasts, affecting countries like the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, and Turkey. In Africa, vulnerable areas are mainly along the Mediterranean, West African coasts, and parts of the eastern coast near Kenya and Tanzania. Asia has numerous at-risk regions, including the coasts of Japan, China, India, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Australia’s vulnerable areas are primarily along the northern and eastern coasts, and New Zealand shows risk around its coastlines. Island nations like the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and various Pacific islands are also prominently highlighted, indicating significant vulnerability to sea-level rise. This map underscores the global scale of potential impacts from rising sea levels, emphasizing the need for adaptive measures in coastal regions worldwide.

Display by:	Volcanoes	Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability (2 m)
	Volcanoes	Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability (2 m)
	1
	1.5
	1.6666666666666667	22.3%
	2.6666666666666665	3.54%
	1	1.02%
	2.8333333333333335	3.39%
	3	1.80%
	2	1.72%
	2.5	1.04%
	1	1.61%
	2.857142857142857	1.15%