List of droughts

This is a list of significant droughts, organized by large geographical area and then year.

Africa[]

• 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia
• 2012 Sahel drought
• 2011 East Africa drought
• Malawian food crisis
• Sahel drought
• 2010 Sahel famine
• 2018–2021 Southern African drought
• 2008–2009 Kenya Drought

Australia[]

• Drought in Australia
• Federation Drought (1901)
• 1911–1916 Australian drought
• 1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought
• 2000s Australian drought

China[]

• 1875 Drought and subsequent famine
• 2010 China drought and dust storms
• 2010–11 China drought

Europe[]

• 1540 European drought

South Pacific[]

• 2011 Tuvalu drought

United States[]

• 1935 Black Sunday (storm)
• 1983 United States drought
• 1988–89 North American drought
• 2002 North American drought
• 2010–2013 Southern United States and Mexico drought
• 2011–2017 California drought
• 2012–13 North American drought
• 2016 New York drought
• 2020–21 North American drought

South America[]

• Drought in Chile
  • Petorca water crisis (2010–present)
• Drought in Northeastern Brazil
• Grande Seca (1877–78)

Soviet Union[]

United Kingdom[]

• 1906 UK Drought and Heatwave
• 1911 UK Drought and Heatwave
• 1955 UK Drought and Heatwave
• 1976 UK Drought and Heatwave
• 1990 UK Drought and Heatwave
• 1995 UK Drought and Heatwave (The drought generally lasted until Summer 1997)
• 2003 UK Drought and Heatwave
• 2006 UK Drought and Heatwave
• 2011 UK Drought and March–April Heatwave (The drought continued from 2010 and lasted through until March 2012)

Part of the 2010-2012 UK Drought. 2011 UK September–October Heatwave

Part of the 2010-2012 UK Drought. 2012 UK March Heatwave

External links[]

• water.usgs.gov