Volcanoes of Yemen
Every volcano in Yemen in NOAA’s record and every significant eruption among them.
Yemen’s volcanoes on the map
Colored by when each last erupted.
- Since 1964
- 1900 to 1963
- 1800s
- AD 1 to 1799
- Before AD 1, or undated
The record
- Volcanoes
- 11
- Significant eruptions
- 4
- Deaths counted
- 7
Every significant eruption
Newest first.
Every volcano
| Volcano | Type | Elevation | Last known eruption | Significant eruptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balhaf-Bir Ali Volcanic Field | Volcanic field | 604 m | Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption | |
| Bir Borhut | Volcanic field | 464 m | ||
| Hanish | Shield volcano | 422 m | Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption | |
| Harra Es- Sawad | Volcanic field | 1,737 m | AD 1 to 1499 | |
| Harra of Arhab | Volcanic field | 3,100 m | AD 1 to 1499 | 2 |
| Harras of Dhamar | Volcanic field | 3,500 m | 1900 to 1963 | |
| Jabal el- Marha | Tuff cone | 2,506 m | Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption | |
| Jabal Haylan | Volcanic field | 1,550 m | BC (Holocene) | |
| Jebel at Tair | Stratovolcano | 244 m | 1800 to 1899 | 1 |
| Zubair Group | Shield volcano | 191 m | 1800 to 1899 | |
| Zukur | Shield volcano | 624 m | Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption | 1 |
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- Afghanistan2
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- Antarctica37
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- Argentina35
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- Honduras4
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- Italy15
- Jan Mayen1
- Japan113
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- Madagascar5
- Malaysia1
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- Reunion1
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- Saint Kitts and Nevis1
- Saint Lucia1
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- Saudi Arabia10
- Solomon Islands8
- South Africa1
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- Spain8
- Sudan5
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- Taiwan7
- Tanzania10
- Tonga22
- Trinidad and Tobago1
- Turkey13
- Uganda7
- United Kingdom1
- United States191
- Vanuatu15
- Vietnam6
- Wallis and Futuna1
- Yemen11
Sources
Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.