List of droughts

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

Africa

 * Aoyate drought in the late 18th or early 19th century
 * 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia
 * 2008–2009 Kenya drought
 * 2011 East Africa drought
 * Sahel drought
 * 2010 Sahel famine
 * 2012 Sahel drought
 * Eastern Cape drought
 * 2017 Somali drought
 * 2018–2021 Southern African drought
 * 2020–2023 Horn of Africa drought
 * 2021 Somali drought
 * Food security in Malawi

Australia

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

Caribbean

 * 2015 Caribbean drought

China

 * 1875 Drought and subsequent famine
 * 2010 China drought and dust storms
 * 2010–2011 China drought

Europe

 * 1540 European drought
 * 2022 European drought

India

 * 2013 drought in Maharashtra
 * 2016–2017 Drought in Tamil Nadu

South Pacific

 * 2011 Tuvalu drought

United States

 * 1935 Black Sunday (storm)
 * 1934–35 North American drought
 * 1950s Texas drought
 * 1983–1985 North American drought
 * 1988–1990 North American drought
 * 2002 North American drought
 * 2006–2008 Southeastern United States drought
 * 2010–2013 Southern United States and Mexico drought
 * 2012–2013 North American drought
 * 2011–2017 California drought
 * 2012–2013 North American drought
 * 2016 New York drought
 * 2020–2023 North American drought

South America

 * Drought in Chile
 * Chilean water crisis
 * Petorca water crisis (2010–present)
 * Drought in Uruguay (2020–present)
 * 2022-2023 Uruguay drought
 * Drought in Brazil
 * Drought in Northeastern Brazil
 * Grande Seca (1877–78)
 * 2014–2017 Brazilian drought

United Kingdom
Part of the 2010-2012 UK Drought. 2011 UK September–October Heatwave
 * 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. 2012 UK March Heatwave