Overall Green Drought for Europe-2026
in Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Ukraine,

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 6 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1018332
Name: Europe-2026
Countries: Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Ukraine,
Start Date: End of Dec 2025
Duration: 162 days (at 10 Jun 2026)
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 1175659 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Latest media headlines

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Analytical report

19/Jun/2026 07:47 UTC

GDO analytical report imported in GDACS update automatic procedure

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),