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

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Overall Green Drought for South-East Asia-2026

in China, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, 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, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Start Date:	End of Jan 2026
Duration:	70 days (at 10 Apr 2026)
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 1147811 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

GDACS Score

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Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Level	Score	Date	Description impact	Source
1		0.5	10 May 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 1147811 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Cambodia
China
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- Low	Cambodia	Cambodia
- Low	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Laos
- Low	Myanmar	Myanmar
- Medium	Singapore	Singapore
- Medium	Thailand	Thailand
- Low	Viet Nam	Vietnam
- Medium	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu	China
- Low	Guizhou Sheng	China
- Low	Yunnan Sheng	China
- Low	Bengkulu	Indonesia
- Medium	Jambi	Indonesia
- Medium	Sumatera Barat	Indonesia
- Low	Sumatera Utara	Indonesia
- Medium	Johor	Malaysia
- Medium	Kedah	Malaysia
- Medium	Kelantan	Malaysia
- Medium	Melaka	Malaysia
- Medium	Negeri Sembilan	Malaysia
- Low	Pahang	Malaysia
- Medium	Perlis	Malaysia
- Medium	Selangor	Malaysia
- Low	Terengganu	Malaysia
- High	Kepulauan-riau	Indonesia
- High	Riau	Indonesia
- Medium	Sumatera Selatan	Indonesia
- Medium	Kalimantan Barat	Indonesia
- Medium	Kalimantan Selatan	Indonesia
- Medium	Kalimantan Tengah	Indonesia
- Medium	Sarawak	Malaysia
- Medium	Lampung	Indonesia
- Medium	Bangka Belitung	Indonesia
- Medium	Guangdong Sheng	China
- Medium	Hunan Sheng	China

More information

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