Chronological story of drought in Ethiopia from 1957 to 2017 (source: Menkir 2018; Mekonen et al. 2020)
| Year . | Region affected . | Effect and damage . |
|---|---|---|
| 1957/58 | Tigray and Wollo | Rain failure in 1957 and about 100,000 people died |
| 1962/63 | Western Ethiopia | Extreme drought |
| 1964–66 | Tigray and Wollo | About 1.5 million people affected |
| 1971–75 | Ethiopia | Rain failures; estimated about 250,000 dead; 50% of livestock lost in Tigray and Wollo |
| 1978/79 | Southern Ethiopia | Failure in Belg rain and 1.4 million people affected |
| 1982 | Northern Ethiopia | Late Meher rains and 2 million people affected |
| 1984/85 | Ethiopia | Rain failure; 8 million people affected |
| 1987/88 | Ethiopia | 7 million people affected |
| 1990–92 | Northern, Eastern, and SW Ethiopia | Rain failure, about 4 million people suffering food shortage |
| 1993/94 | Tigray and Wollo | Widespread food insecurity (7.6 million people were affected), but few deaths or cases of displacement were reported |
| 1997 | Borena, Bale, Omo, Somali | Almost 986,000 people affected |
| 1999 | N. and S. Wollo, Wag, Himra; Tigray; B. Gumu, Gambela, Oromia, SNNPR, Somali | Almost 5 million people affected |
| 2003/4 | All regions | Over 13 million people affected, but the response mitigated the worst potential outcomes |
| 2005 | Somali, Oromia | Almost 2.6 million drought disaster affected people |
| 2008/9 | All regions | Almost 12.6 million people affected |
| 2011 | S and E. Oromia, Somali | Severe food insecurity and 4 million people affected |
| 2015/16 | N, E, and SW Ethiopia | About 10.2 million people affected |
| 2017/2018 | Southeastern Ethiopia | Estimated a total of 7.88 million people affected |
| Year . | Region affected . | Effect and damage . |
|---|---|---|
| 1957/58 | Tigray and Wollo | Rain failure in 1957 and about 100,000 people died |
| 1962/63 | Western Ethiopia | Extreme drought |
| 1964–66 | Tigray and Wollo | About 1.5 million people affected |
| 1971–75 | Ethiopia | Rain failures; estimated about 250,000 dead; 50% of livestock lost in Tigray and Wollo |
| 1978/79 | Southern Ethiopia | Failure in Belg rain and 1.4 million people affected |
| 1982 | Northern Ethiopia | Late Meher rains and 2 million people affected |
| 1984/85 | Ethiopia | Rain failure; 8 million people affected |
| 1987/88 | Ethiopia | 7 million people affected |
| 1990–92 | Northern, Eastern, and SW Ethiopia | Rain failure, about 4 million people suffering food shortage |
| 1993/94 | Tigray and Wollo | Widespread food insecurity (7.6 million people were affected), but few deaths or cases of displacement were reported |
| 1997 | Borena, Bale, Omo, Somali | Almost 986,000 people affected |
| 1999 | N. and S. Wollo, Wag, Himra; Tigray; B. Gumu, Gambela, Oromia, SNNPR, Somali | Almost 5 million people affected |
| 2003/4 | All regions | Over 13 million people affected, but the response mitigated the worst potential outcomes |
| 2005 | Somali, Oromia | Almost 2.6 million drought disaster affected people |
| 2008/9 | All regions | Almost 12.6 million people affected |
| 2011 | S and E. Oromia, Somali | Severe food insecurity and 4 million people affected |
| 2015/16 | N, E, and SW Ethiopia | About 10.2 million people affected |
| 2017/2018 | Southeastern Ethiopia | Estimated a total of 7.88 million people affected |