Overall Green Drought for Europe-2023 in Belgium, Netherlands from 21 May 2023 00:00 UTC to 20 Aug 2023 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green Drought for Europe-2023

in Belgium, Netherlands

Event summary

Mild to severe impacts to people and to one or more sectors of the economy.

Name:	Europe-2023
Countries:	Belgium, Netherlands
Start Date:	End of May 2023
Duration:	82 days (at 20 Aug 2023)
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 3673 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

GDACS Score

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Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

As of 2025-03-01, this event integrated the part of the drought event South-Eastern Europe-2024 located between Ukraine and Belarus
As of 2025-05-01, this event integrated the drought event UK and Ireland-2024.
As of 2025-05-01, this event integrated the drought event Central Europe-2025.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Description impact	Source
1	0.75	30 Jun 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 420620 km2	GDO
2	0.75	10 Jul 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 636558 km2	GDO
3	1	20 Jul 2023 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 995910 km2	GDO
4	1	30 Jul 2023 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 605379 km2	GDO
5	1	10 Aug 2023 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 660368 km2	GDO
6	1	20 Aug 2023 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 638474 km2	GDO
7	0.5	30 Aug 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 245157 km2	GDO
8	0.5	10 Sep 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 196559 km2	GDO
9	0.5	20 Sep 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 402207 km2	GDO
10	0.5	30 Sep 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 439696 km2	GDO
11	0.5	10 Oct 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 439696 km2	GDO
12	0.5	20 Oct 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 505396 km2	GDO
13	0.5	30 Oct 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 361799 km2	GDO
14	0.5	10 Nov 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 559342 km2	GDO
15	0.5	20 Nov 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 618905 km2	GDO
16	0.5	30 Nov 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 246089 km2	GDO
17	0.25	10 Dec 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 121605 km2	GDO
18	0.25	20 Dec 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 93449 km2	GDO
19	0.25	30 Dec 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 51956 km2	GDO
20	0.25	10 Jan 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 25595 km2	GDO
21	0.25	20 Jan 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 25595 km2	GDO
22	0.25	30 Jan 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 25595 km2	GDO
23	0.25	10 Feb 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 25595 km2	GDO
24	0.25	20 Feb 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 25595 km2	GDO
25	0.5	01 Mar 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 87841 km2	GDO
26	0.5	10 Mar 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 132176 km2	GDO
27	0.5	20 Mar 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 90324 km2	GDO
28	0.5	30 Mar 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 90324 km2	GDO
29	0.5	10 Apr 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 90324 km2	GDO
30	0.5	20 Apr 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 172514 km2	GDO
31	0.75	30 Apr 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 172514 km2	GDO
32	0.75	10 May 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 192858 km2	GDO
33	0.5	20 May 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 139116 km2	GDO
34	0.75	30 May 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 134427 km2	GDO
35	0.75	10 Jun 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 257194 km2	GDO
36	0.75	20 Jun 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 257194 km2	GDO
37	1	30 Jun 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 363571 km2	GDO
38	1	10 Jul 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 363571 km2	GDO
39	1	20 Jul 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 300684 km2	GDO
40	1	30 Jul 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 300684 km2	GDO
41	1	10 Aug 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 414523 km2	GDO
42	1	20 Aug 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 417009 km2	GDO
43	1	30 Aug 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 368689 km2	GDO
44	1	10 Sep 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 362750 km2	GDO
45	1	25 Oct 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 388192 km2	GDO
46	1	30 Sep 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 225637 km2	GDO
47	1	10 Oct 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 174504 km2	GDO
48	0.75	20 Oct 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 116535 km2	GDO
49	0.75	30 Oct 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 66521 km2	GDO
50	0.75	17 Dec 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 171994 km2	GDO
51	0.75	18 Dec 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 198126 km2	GDO
52	0.5	30 Nov 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 210583 km2	GDO
53	0.5	10 Dec 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 218140 km2	GDO
54	0.5	20 Dec 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 200468 km2	GDO
55	0.5	30 Dec 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 137410 km2	GDO
56	0.25	10 Jan 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 66957 km2	GDO
57	0.5	20 Jan 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 91316 km2	GDO
58	0.5	30 Jan 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 66835 km2	GDO
59	0.5	10 Feb 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 75211 km2	GDO
60	0.5	20 Feb 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 75211 km2	GDO
61	0.5	02 Mar 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 75211 km2	GDO
62	0.75	10 Mar 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 295019 km2	GDO
63	0.75	20 Mar 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 310636 km2	GDO
64	0.75	30 Mar 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 76227 km2	GDO
65	0.75	10 Apr 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 82090 km2	GDO
66	0.75	20 Apr 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 82090 km2	GDO
67	0.75	30 Apr 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 130999 km2	GDO
68	0.75	10 May 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 985612 km2	GDO
69	0.75	20 May 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 1003020 km2	GDO
70	0.75	30 May 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 870339 km2	GDO
71	0.75	10 Jun 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 1129722 km2	GDO
72	0.75	20 Jun 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 1134778 km2	GDO
73	0.75	30 Jun 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 706306 km2	GDO
74	0.75	10 Jul 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 1277361 km2	GDO
75	0.75	20 Jul 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 1266803 km2	GDO
76	0.75	30 Jul 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 1023425 km2	GDO
77	0.75	10 Aug 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 714077 km2	GDO
78	0.75	20 Aug 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 631824 km2	GDO
79	0.75	30 Aug 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 317508 km2	GDO
80	0.75	10 Sep 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 181781 km2	GDO
81	0.5	20 Sep 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 185604 km2	GDO
82	0.25	30 Sep 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 39292 km2	GDO
83	0.25	10 Oct 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 39292 km2	GDO
84	0.25	20 Oct 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 39292 km2	GDO
85	0.25	30 Oct 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 19793 km2	GDO
86	0.25	10 Nov 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 27685 km2	GDO
87	0.25	20 Nov 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 27685 km2	GDO
88	0.25	30 Nov 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 3673 km2	GDO
89	0.25	10 Dec 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 3673 km2	GDO
90	0.25	20 Dec 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 3673 km2	GDO
91	0.25	30 Dec 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 3673 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Poland
Russia
Sweden
Switzerland

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- Medium	Estonia, Continental	Estonia
- Medium	Latvia	Latvia
- Medium	Lithuania	Lithuania
- Medium	Brest	Belarus
- Medium	Grodno	Belarus
- Medium	Minsk	Belarus
- Medium	Mogilev	Belarus
- Medium	Vitebsk	Belarus
- Medium	Hiiu maakond	Estonia
- Medium	Saare maakond	Estonia
- Medium	Aaland	Finland
- Medium	Eastern Finland	Finland
- Medium	Southern Finland	Finland
- Medium	Western Finland	Finland
- Medium	Kujawsko-Pomorskie	Poland
- Medium	Lodzkie	Poland
- Medium	Mazowieckie	Poland
- Medium	Podlaskie	Poland
- Medium	Pomorskie	Poland
- Medium	Warminsko-Mazurskie	Poland
- Medium	Wielkopolskie	Poland
- Medium	Kaliningradskaya Oblast	Russia
- Medium	Leningradskaya Oblast, Sankt-Peterburg	Russia
- Medium	Pskovskaya Oblast	Russia
- Low	Austria	Austria
- Low	Czech Republic	Czech Republic
- Low	Baden-Wuerttemberg	Germany
- Low	Bayern	Germany
- Low	Brandenburg, Berlin	Germany
- Low	Hessen	Germany
- Low	Sachsen	Germany
- Low	Sachsen-Anhalt	Germany
- Low	Thueringen	Germany
- Low	Dolnoslaskie	Poland
- Low	Lubuskie	Poland
- Low	Denmark	Denmark
- Low	Luxembourg	Luxembourg
- Low	Netherlands	Netherlands
- Low	Switzerland	Switzerland
- Low	Vlaams Gewest, Brussels	Belgium
- Low	Region wallonne	Belgium
- Low	Alsace	France
- Low	Bourgogne	France
- Low	Champagne-Ardenne	France
- Low	Franche-Comte	France
- Low	Lorraine	France
- Low	Baden-Wuerttemberg	Germany
- Low	Nordrhein-Westfalen	Germany
- Low	Blekinge Laen	Sweden
- Medium	Joenkoepings Laen	Sweden
- Medium	Kalmar Laen	Sweden
- Medium	Kronobergs Laen	Sweden
- Medium	Oestergoetlands Laen	Sweden
- Medium	Vaestra Goetalands Laen	Sweden
- Low	Smolenskaya Oblast	Russia

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