Overall Green Drought for South-East Asia-2026 in China, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam from 21 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC to 10 Jul 2026 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green Drought for South-East Asia-2026

in China, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

Event summary

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

Name:	South-East Asia-2026
Countries:	China, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
Start Date:	End of Jan 2026
Duration:	131 days (at 10 Jun 2026)
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 324790 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	0.5	10 Apr 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 1147811 km2	GDO
2	0.75	20 Apr 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 1243020 km2	GDO
3	0.75	30 Apr 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 701017 km2	GDO
4	0.75	10 May 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 399842 km2	GDO
5	0.75	20 May 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 445960 km2	GDO
6	0.75	30 May 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 365168 km2	GDO
7	0.75	10 Jul 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 324790 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Cambodia
China
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- Medium	Cambodia	Cambodia
- Medium	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Laos
- Medium	Thailand	Thailand
- Medium	Viet Nam	Vietnam
- Low	Guangdong Sheng	China
- Low	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu	China
- Low	Kalimantan Barat	Indonesia
- Medium	Kalimantan Tengah	Indonesia
- Medium	Sarawak	Malaysia
- High	Cordillera Administrative region (CAR)	Philippines
- Medium	National Capital region (NCR)	Philippines
- High	Region I (Ilocos region)	Philippines
- High	Region II (Cagayan Valley)	Philippines
- Medium	Region V (Bicol region)	Philippines
- High	Region III (Central Luzon)	Philippines
- Medium	Region IV-A (Calabarzon)	Philippines
- Medium	Region IV (Southern Tagalog)	Philippines

More information

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