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Drought - Data and statistics
A 'pre-designed' summary and profile of disasters reported for a particular hazard including a summary of events from 1980 to September 2008 , as well as the top 10 disasters.
Data related to human and economic losses from disasters that have occurred between 1980 and 2008.
Please see also Drought Risk profile
Data related to human and economic losses from disasters that have occurred between 1980 and 2008.
Please see also Drought Risk profile
Drought disasters from 1980 - 2008
Overview
| No of events: | 410 |
| No of people killed: | 558,565 |
| Average people killed per year: | 19,261 |
| No of people affected: | 1,551,455,112 |
| Average people affected per year: | 53,498,452 |
| Ecomomic Damage (US$ X 1,000): | 76,949,488 |
| Ecomomic Damage per year (US$ X 1,000): | 2,653,431 |
Top 10 Disasters Reported
Affected people
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2002 | 300,000,000 |  |
| India | 1987 | 300,000,000 | |
| India | 1982 | 100,000,000 | |
| China P Rep | 1994 | 82,000,000 | |
| China P Rep | 2002 | 60,000,000 | |
| India | 2000 | 50,000,000 | |
| China P Rep | 1988 | 49,000,000 | |
| China P Rep | 2003 | 48,000,000 | |
| Iran Islam Rep | 1999 | 37,000,000 | |
| Kenya | 1999 | 23,000,000 | |
Killed people
| Disaster | Date | Killed | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1983 | 300,000 | |
| Sudan | 1983 | 150,000 | |
| Mozambique | 1981 | 100,000 | |
| China P Rep | 1991 | 2,000 | |
| China P Rep | 1988 | 1,400 | |
| Indonesia | 1997 | 672 | |
| Somalia | 1987 | 600 | |
| Malawi | 2002 | 500 | |
| Swaziland | 1981 | 500 | |
| Ethiopia | 1987 | 367 | |
Economic damages
| Disaster | Date | Cost | (US$ X 1,000) |
|---|---|---|---|
| China P Rep | 1994 | 13,755,200 | |
| Australia | 1981 | 6,000,000 | |
| Spain | 1990 | 4,500,000 | |
| United States | 2002 | 3,300,000 | |
| Iran Islam Rep | 1999 | 3,300,000 | |
| Spain | 1999 | 3,200,000 | |
| China P Rep | 2006 | 2,910,000 | |
| Zimbabwe | 1981 | 2,500,000 | |
| Australia | 2002 | 2,000,000 | |
| Brazil | 2004 | 1,650,000 | |
Statistics for drought
Number of events reported
Number of people affected
Number of people killed
Reported economic damages (US$ in billion)
Source of data: "EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Bel."
Data version: v11.08
