In 2023, the drought in Indonesia affected the most people, at 18.8 million. The previous year, around 26 million people were affected by drought in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 2023, 10 drought-related disasters were recorded worldwide.
Worst drought disasters worldwide in 2022 and 2023, based on the number of people affected
(in millions)
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Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (April 16, 2024). Worst drought disasters worldwide in 2022 and 2023, based on the number of people affected (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395322/worst-drought-disasters-worldwide-by-people-affected/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Worst drought disasters worldwide in 2022 and 2023, based on the number of people affected (in millions)." Chart. April 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395322/worst-drought-disasters-worldwide-by-people-affected/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (2024). Worst drought disasters worldwide in 2022 and 2023, based on the number of people affected (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395322/worst-drought-disasters-worldwide-by-people-affected/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Worst Drought Disasters Worldwide in 2022 and 2023, Based on The Number of People Affected (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395322/worst-drought-disasters-worldwide-by-people-affected/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), Worst drought disasters worldwide in 2022 and 2023, based on the number of people affected (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395322/worst-drought-disasters-worldwide-by-people-affected/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Worst drought disasters worldwide in 2022 and 2023, based on the number of people affected (in millions) [Graph], Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), April 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395322/worst-drought-disasters-worldwide-by-people-affected/
