Overall Orange Drought alert for South America-2023 in Bolivia, Brazil, Peru from 21 Sep 2022 00:00 UTC to 30 Apr 2024 00:00 UTC

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Overall Orange alert Drought for South America-2023

in Bolivia, Brazil, Peru

Event summary

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

Name:	South America-2023
Countries:	Bolivia, Brazil, Peru
Start Date:	End of Sep 2022
Duration:	578 days (at 20 May 2024)
Impact:	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 996980 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

GDACS Score

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Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

As of 2025-02-11, this event integrated the drought event Central Argentina-2024.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Description impact	Source
1	0.5	20 Aug 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 157365 km2	GDO
2	0.5	30 Aug 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 218763 km2	GDO
3	0.5	10 Sep 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 497569 km2	GDO
4	0.5	20 Sep 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 748929 km2	GDO
5	1	30 Sep 2023 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 915400 km2	GDO
6	1.25	10 Oct 2023 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1033160 km2	GDO
7	1.25	20 Oct 2023 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1143728 km2	GDO
8	1.25	30 Oct 2023 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 910660 km2	GDO
9	1.25	10 Nov 2023 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1392133 km2	GDO
10	1.5	20 Nov 2023 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1494890 km2	GDO
11	1.5	30 Nov 2023 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 951694 km2	GDO
12	1.5	10 Dec 2023 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2804939 km2	GDO
13	1.5	20 Dec 2023 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 3275449 km2	GDO
14	1.5	30 Dec 2023 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2813023 km2	GDO
15	1.5	10 Jan 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 3383284 km2	GDO
16	1.5	20 Jan 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 3213408 km2	GDO
17	1.5	30 Jan 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2232732 km2	GDO
18	1.5	10 Feb 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2416175 km2	GDO
19	1.5	20 Feb 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2542619 km2	GDO
20	1.5	01 Mar 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1956952 km2	GDO
21	1.5	10 Mar 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2132795 km2	GDO
22	1.5	20 Mar 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2109668 km2	GDO
23	1.5	30 Mar 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1747925 km2	GDO
24	1.5	10 Apr 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2152280 km2	GDO
25	1.5	20 Apr 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2198417 km2	GDO
26	1.25	30 Apr 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 942991 km2	GDO
27	1.25	10 May 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 948781 km2	GDO
28	1.25	20 May 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 959881 km2	GDO
29	1.25	30 May 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 794768 km2	GDO
30	1.25	10 Jun 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1382440 km2	GDO
31	1.25	20 Jun 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1750872 km2	GDO
32	1.25	30 Jun 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1223312 km2	GDO
33	1.25	10 Jul 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1375818 km2	GDO
34	1.25	20 Jul 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1509735 km2	GDO
35	1.25	30 Jul 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1745043 km2	GDO
36	1.25	10 Aug 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 3350239 km2	GDO
37	1.25	20 Aug 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 4169973 km2	GDO
38	1.25	30 Aug 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2608685 km2	GDO
39	1.25	10 Sep 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 3630037 km2	GDO
40	1.25	25 Oct 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 3752654 km2	GDO
41	1.25	30 Sep 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 3076662 km2	GDO
42	1.25	10 Oct 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 4352141 km2	GDO
43	1.5	20 Oct 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 4148614 km2	GDO
44	1.5	30 Oct 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2453077 km2	GDO
45	1.5	17 Dec 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 3029575 km2	GDO
46	1.5	18 Dec 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 3420895 km2	GDO
47	1.5	30 Nov 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2230614 km2	GDO
48	1.5	10 Dec 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2577024 km2	GDO
49	1.5	20 Dec 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2624988 km2	GDO
50	1.5	30 Dec 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1606085 km2	GDO
51	1.5	10 Jan 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1702564 km2	GDO
52	1.5	20 Jan 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1732137 km2	GDO
53	1.25	30 Jan 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 885248 km2	GDO
54	1.25	10 Feb 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1087998 km2	GDO
55	1.25	20 Feb 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1183647 km2	GDO
56	1.25	02 Mar 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 981637 km2	GDO
57	1.25	10 Mar 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1598643 km2	GDO
58	1.25	20 Mar 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1675509 km2	GDO
59	1.25	30 Mar 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1218091 km2	GDO
60	1.25	10 Apr 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2448884 km2	GDO
61	1.25	20 Apr 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2558212 km2	GDO
62	1.25	30 Apr 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1553160 km2	GDO
63	1.25	10 May 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2392996 km2	GDO
64	1.25	20 May 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2443871 km2	GDO
65	1.25	30 May 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1290344 km2	GDO
66	1.25	10 Jun 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1522018 km2	GDO
67	1.25	20 Jun 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1496031 km2	GDO
68	1.25	30 Jun 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 646483 km2	GDO
69	1.25	10 Jul 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 756718 km2	GDO
70	1.25	20 Jul 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 756718 km2	GDO
71	1.25	30 Jul 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 354216 km2	GDO
72	1.25	10 Aug 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 566807 km2	GDO
73	1.25	20 Aug 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 566807 km2	GDO
74	1	30 Aug 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 201362 km2	GDO
75	1	10 Sep 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 309354 km2	GDO
76	1	20 Sep 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 503430 km2	GDO
77	1	30 Sep 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 270394 km2	GDO
78	1	10 Nov 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 996980 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Venezuela

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- High	Paraguay	Paraguay
- Medium	Salta	Argentina
- Medium	Amazonas	Brazil
- Medium	Mato Grosso	Brazil
- High	Mato Grosso Do Sul	Brazil
- Medium	Para	Brazil
- Medium	Parana	Brazil
- Medium	Rondonia	Brazil
- Medium	Sao Paulo	Brazil
- Medium	Tocantins	Brazil
- Medium	Beni	Bolivia
- Medium	Chuquisaca	Bolivia
- Medium	Potosi	Bolivia
- Medium	Santa Cruz	Bolivia
- Medium	Tarija	Bolivia
- Medium	Guyana	Guyana
- Medium	Delta Amacuro	Venezuela
- Low	Amapa	Brazil
- Low	Amazonas	Colombia
- Medium	Loreto	Peru
- Medium	Guyana	Guyana
- Medium	Suriname	Suriname
- Medium	Roraima	Brazil
- Medium	Anzoategui	Venezuela
- Medium	Bolivar	Venezuela
- Medium	Delta Amacuro	Venezuela
- Medium	Monagas	Venezuela
- Medium	Huánuco	Peru
- Medium	Loreto	Peru
- Medium	San Martín	Peru
- Medium	Ucayali	Peru
- Medium	Amazonas	Peru
- Medium	Ancash	Peru
- Medium	Cajamarca	Peru
- Medium	Huánuco	Peru
- Medium	La Libertad	Peru
- Medium	Lambayeque	Peru
- Medium	San Martín	Peru

More information

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