Overall Green Drought for Central-Eastern Europe-2026 in Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovakia, Ukraine from 21 Dec 2025 00:00 UTC to 10 May 2026 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green Drought for Central-Eastern Europe-2026

in Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovakia, Ukraine

Event summary

No evidence of relevant impacts or not enough information available to date.

Name:	Central-Eastern Europe-2026
Countries:	Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovakia, Ukraine
Start Date:	End of Dec 2025
Duration:	131 days (at 10 May 2026)
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 1121379 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

GDACS Score

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Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Description impact	Source
1	0.25	30 Jan 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 165040 km2	GDO
2	0.5	10 Feb 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 236310 km2	GDO
3	0.5	20 Feb 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 440763 km2	GDO
4	0.5	02 Mar 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 524274 km2	GDO
5	0.5	10 Mar 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 713111 km2	GDO
6	0.5	20 Mar 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 713111 km2	GDO
7	0.5	30 Mar 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 538097 km2	GDO
8	0.75	10 Apr 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 577052 km2	GDO
9	0.75	20 Apr 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 584609 km2	GDO
10	0.75	30 Apr 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 504722 km2	GDO
11	0.75	10 May 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 809972 km2	GDO
12	0.75	13 Jun 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 1121379 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Austria
Belarus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Slovakia
Sweden
Ukraine

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- Medium	Austria	Austria
- Medium	Czech Republic	Czech Republic
- Medium	Denmark	Denmark
- Medium	Estonia, Continental	Estonia
- Medium	Hungary	Hungary
- Medium	Latvia	Latvia
- Medium	Lithuania	Lithuania
- Medium	Romania	Romania
- Medium	Slovakia	Slovakia
- Medium	Brest	Belarus
- Medium	Grodno	Belarus
- Medium	Minsk	Belarus
- Medium	Vitebsk	Belarus
- Medium	Saare maakond	Estonia
- Medium	Bayern	Germany
- Low	Brandenburg, Berlin	Germany
- Low	Hessen	Germany
- Medium	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Germany
- Low	Niedersachsen, Bremen	Germany
- Low	Sachsen	Germany
- Low	Sachsen-Anhalt	Germany
- Low	Thueringen	Germany
- Low	Dolnoslaskie	Poland
- Medium	Kujawsko-Pomorskie	Poland
- Medium	Lodzkie	Poland
- Medium	Lubeiskie	Poland
- Low	Lubuskie	Poland
- Low	Malopolske	Poland
- Medium	Mazowieckie	Poland
- Low	Opolskie	Poland
- Medium	Podkarpackie	Poland
- Medium	Podlaskie	Poland
- Medium	Pomorskie	Poland
- Low	Slaskie	Poland
- Medium	Swietokrzyskie	Poland
- Medium	Warminsko-Mazurskie	Poland
- Medium	Wielkopolskie	Poland
- Medium	Zachodnio-Pomorskie	Poland
- Medium	Kaliningradskaya Oblast	Russia
- Medium	Serbia	Serbia
- Medium	Blekinge Laen	Sweden
- Low	Hallands Laen	Sweden
- Medium	Joenkoepings Laen	Sweden
- Medium	Kalmar Laen	Sweden
- Medium	Kronobergs Laen	Sweden
- Medium	Oerebro Laen	Sweden
- Medium	Oestergoetlands Laen	Sweden
- Medium	Skaane Laen	Sweden
- Medium	Soedermanlands Laen	Sweden
- Medium	Vaestra Goetalands Laen	Sweden
- Low	Ivano-frankivs'ka	Ukraine
- Medium	L'vivs'ka	Ukraine
- Medium	Rivnens'ka	Ukraine
- Medium	Ternopil's'ka	Ukraine
- Medium	Volyns'ka	Ukraine
- Medium	Zakarpats'ka	Ukraine
- Medium	Gomel	Belarus
- Medium	Kyyivs'ka	Ukraine
- Medium	Zhytomyrs'ka	Ukraine
- Medium	Leningradskaya Oblast, Sankt-Peterburg	Russia
- Medium	Novgorodskaya Oblast	Russia
- Medium	Pskovskaya Oblast	Russia
- Medium	Eastern Finland	Finland
- Medium	Oulu	Finland
- Medium	Southern Finland	Finland
- Medium	Western Finland	Finland

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