This statistic shows the economic harm as a result of droughts in certain countries in the period from 1900 to 2016*. The drought in China in 1994 caused an economic loss of almost 13.8 billion U.S. dollars.
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Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (November 17, 2016). Economic loss due to major droughts worldwide from 1900 to 2016* (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/267700/economic-loss-due-to-drought-worldwide/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Economic loss due to major droughts worldwide from 1900 to 2016* (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 17, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/267700/economic-loss-due-to-drought-worldwide/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (2016). Economic loss due to major droughts worldwide from 1900 to 2016* (in billion U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/267700/economic-loss-due-to-drought-worldwide/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Economic Loss Due to Major Droughts Worldwide from 1900 to 2016* (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 17 Nov 2016, /statistics/267700/economic-loss-due-to-drought-worldwide/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), Economic loss due to major droughts worldwide from 1900 to 2016* (in billion U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/267700/economic-loss-due-to-drought-worldwide/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Economic loss due to major droughts worldwide from 1900 to 2016* (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), November 17, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/267700/economic-loss-due-to-drought-worldwide/
