Overall Green Drought for Northern South America, Panama Isthmus-2026 in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, , Guyana, Panama, Suriname, Venezuela from 21 Feb 2026 00:00 UTC to 10 Aug 2026 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green Drought for Northern South America, Panama Isthmus-2026

in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, , Guyana, Panama, Suriname, Venezuela

Event summary

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

Name:	Northern South America, Panama Isthmus-2026
Countries:	Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, , Guyana, Panama, Suriname, Venezuela
Start Date:	End of Feb 2026
Duration:	161 days (at 10 Aug 2026)
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 965470 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	10 Jun 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 147067 km2	GDO
2	0.5	20 Jun 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 373447 km2	GDO
3	0.75	30 Jun 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 438607 km2	GDO
4	0.75	10 Jul 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 438607 km2	GDO
5	0.75	20 Jul 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 507688 km2	GDO
6	0.75	30 Jul 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 528277 km2	GDO
7	0.75	10 Aug 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 687472 km2	GDO
8	0.75	13 Sep 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 965470 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Colombia
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Panama
Venezuela

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- Medium	Costa Rica	Costa Rica
- Medium	Nicaragua	Nicaragua
- Medium	Panama	Panama
- Medium	Antioquia	Colombia
- Medium	Arauca	Colombia
- Medium	Atlantico	Colombia
- Medium	Bolivar	Colombia
- Medium	Boyaca	Colombia
- Medium	Buenaventura	Colombia
- Low	Casanare	Colombia
- Medium	Cauca	Colombia
- Medium	Cesar	Colombia
- Medium	Choco	Colombia
- Medium	Cordoba	Colombia
- Medium	Guajira	Colombia
- Medium	Magdalena	Colombia
- Medium	Narino	Colombia
- Medium	Norte De Santander	Colombia
- Medium	Santander	Colombia
- Medium	Sucre	Colombia
- Medium	Valle Del Cauca	Colombia
- Medium	Vichada	Colombia
- Medium	Anzoategui	Venezuela
- Medium	Apure	Venezuela
- Medium	Aragua	Venezuela
- Medium	Barinas	Venezuela
- Medium	Bolivar	Venezuela
- Medium	Carabobo	Venezuela
- Medium	Cojedes	Venezuela
- Medium	Falcon	Venezuela
- Medium	Guarico	Venezuela
- Medium	Lara	Venezuela
- Medium	Merida	Venezuela
- Medium	Miranda	Venezuela
- Medium	Monagas	Venezuela
- Medium	Nueva Esparta	Venezuela
- Medium	Portuguesa	Venezuela
- Medium	Tachira	Venezuela
- Medium	Trujillo	Venezuela
- Medium	Yaracuy	Venezuela
- Medium	Zulia	Venezuela
- Medium	Vargas	Venezuela
- Medium	Distrito Capital	Venezuela

More information

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