Overall Green Drought for Central-Eastern Europe-2026 in Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, 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, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, 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, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Slovakia, Ukraine
Start Date:	End of Dec 2025
Duration:	101 days (at 10 Apr 2026)
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 577052 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 May 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 577052 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Austria
Belarus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Germany
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Russia
Slovakia
Sweden
Ukraine

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- Medium	Austria	Austria
- Medium	Czech Republic	Czech Republic
- Low	Denmark	Denmark
- Low	Estonia, Continental	Estonia
- Low	Latvia	Latvia
- Medium	Lithuania	Lithuania
- Medium	Slovakia	Slovakia
- Medium	Brest	Belarus
- Medium	Gomel	Belarus
- Medium	Grodno	Belarus
- Medium	Minsk	Belarus
- Low	Vitebsk	Belarus
- Medium	Bayern	Germany
- Medium	Brandenburg, Berlin	Germany
- Medium	Hessen	Germany
- Medium	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Germany
- Medium	Niedersachsen, Bremen	Germany
- Medium	Sachsen	Germany
- Medium	Sachsen-Anhalt	Germany
- Low	Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg	Germany
- Medium	Thueringen	Germany
- Medium	Dolnoslaskie	Poland
- Medium	Kujawsko-Pomorskie	Poland
- Medium	Lodzkie	Poland
- Medium	Lubeiskie	Poland
- Medium	Lubuskie	Poland
- Medium	Malopolske	Poland
- Medium	Mazowieckie	Poland
- Medium	Opolskie	Poland
- Medium	Podkarpackie	Poland
- Medium	Podlaskie	Poland
- Medium	Pomorskie	Poland
- Medium	Slaskie	Poland
- Medium	Swietokrzyskie	Poland
- Medium	Warminsko-Mazurskie	Poland
- Medium	Wielkopolskie	Poland
- Medium	Zachodnio-Pomorskie	Poland
- Low	Kaliningradskaya Oblast	Russia
- Low	Pskovskaya Oblast	Russia
- Low	Blekinge Laen	Sweden
- Low	Hallands Laen	Sweden
- Medium	Joenkoepings Laen	Sweden
- Medium	Kalmar Laen	Sweden
- Medium	Kronobergs Laen	Sweden
- Medium	Oestergoetlands Laen	Sweden
- Low	Skaane Laen	Sweden
- Low	Vaestra Goetalands Laen	Sweden
- Medium	Ivano-frankivs'ka	Ukraine
- Medium	L'vivs'ka	Ukraine
- Medium	Rivnens'ka	Ukraine
- Medium	Volyns'ka	Ukraine
- Medium	Zakarpats'ka	Ukraine
- Medium	Zhytomyrs'ka	Ukraine

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