The statistic shows the number of people, who were affected by the world's most significant volcanic eruptions from 1900 to 2016*. In 1991, total 1,036,035 were affected due to volcanic eruption in Philippines.
Number of people affected by the world's major volcanic eruptions from 1900 to 2016*
Characteristic
Number of victims
Volcanic eruption in the Philippines (June 9, 1991)
1,036,065
Volcano eruption in Ecuador (August 14, 2015)
800,000
Volcanic eruption in Nicaragua (April 9, 1992)
300,075
Volcano eruption in Ecuador (August 14, 2006)
300,013
Volcano eruption in Indonesia (April 5, 1982)
300,000
Volcano eruption in Indonesia (1969)
250,000
Volcanic eruption in Comoros (November 24, 2005)
245,000
Volcanic eruption in the Philippines (Feb. 6, 1993)
165,009
Volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea (September 19, 1994)
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Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (November 17, 2016). Number of people affected by the world's major volcanic eruptions from 1900 to 2016* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267686/people-affected-by-major-volcanic-eruptions-worldwide/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Number of people affected by the world's major volcanic eruptions from 1900 to 2016*." Chart. November 17, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267686/people-affected-by-major-volcanic-eruptions-worldwide/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (2016). Number of people affected by the world's major volcanic eruptions from 1900 to 2016*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267686/people-affected-by-major-volcanic-eruptions-worldwide/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Number of People Affected by The World's Major Volcanic Eruptions from 1900 to 2016*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267686/people-affected-by-major-volcanic-eruptions-worldwide/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), Number of people affected by the world's major volcanic eruptions from 1900 to 2016* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267686/people-affected-by-major-volcanic-eruptions-worldwide/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Number of people affected by the world's major volcanic eruptions from 1900 to 2016* [Graph], Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), November 17, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267686/people-affected-by-major-volcanic-eruptions-worldwide/
