Share of land affected by drought in India 2022-2024

Published by
Erick Burgueño Salas,
Mar 21, 2024

As of February 7, 2024, approximately 26 percent of the total land area of India was affected by drought conditions ranging from moderate to exceptional. This was more than double the land area that was affected by drought in the same month the previous year. Around nine percent of India's land area was suffering from extreme drought conditions in February 2024.

Share of land affected by drought in India from January 2022 to February 2024

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March 2024

Region

India

Survey time period

January 2022 to February 2024

Special properties

As of the first available datapoint of every month; Based on the Standard Precipitation Index (SPI); Includes all drought categories (D1-D4) from moderate drought to exceptional drought

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