The statistic shows the number of persons in particular countries, who were affected by major drought periods from 1900 to 2016*. The drought occurred in India in 1987 affected total 300 million people.
Number of people affected by the world's major droughts from 1900 to 2016*
(in million)
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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 droughts from 1900 to 2016* (in million) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267697/people-affected-by-major-droughts/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Number of people affected by the world's major droughts from 1900 to 2016* (in million)." Chart. November 17, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267697/people-affected-by-major-droughts/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (2016). Number of people affected by the world's major droughts from 1900 to 2016* (in million). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267697/people-affected-by-major-droughts/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Number of People Affected by The World's Major Droughts from 1900 to 2016* (in Million)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267697/people-affected-by-major-droughts/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), Number of people affected by the world's major droughts from 1900 to 2016* (in million) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267697/people-affected-by-major-droughts/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Number of people affected by the world's major droughts from 1900 to 2016* (in million) [Graph], Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), November 17, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267697/people-affected-by-major-droughts/
