Every country on the globe is affected by water in some way or another. The lack of water in these countries have incredibly negative effects and consequences.

Important aspects and parts of life, such as the ecosystem, national economy, agriculture, and both the social and cultural lives, are affected by the availability of this incredible resource.

Countries such as Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Panama, and Columbia are considered some of the luckiest, as they receive the most rainfall.

Those who don’t receive enough, however, are prone to experiencing difficult living conditions and are at risk of facing drought.

There may be many causes that lead to drought. This includes reduced rainfall, experiencing more than one dry season, the impact of human activities or an over-usage of resources, due to over-populated countries.

One of the longest droughts in the world, lasted about 400 years, in Chile, which will hopefully, never happen again, but the future odds might just have a few surprises in store for the world too.

Countries that are most drought-prone

  • Morocco

As sad as it may seem, this Aladdin-like country might just be on its way to a drought. With roughly 70% of the country’s land already affected by drought, its economic growth is something that has been completely threatened, as a result thereof.

  • India

This doesn’t come to a shock, as India has been struggling with providing its residents with proper water supply for the past few years. Most of its states, including Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Rajasthan, have all been affected by the country’s drought situation, because of the rainfall of Monsoon. Over 130 million people are currently at risk of not having enough clean, drinking water.

  • China

Facing the most severe drought in recent years, then nearly ever before, Southwest, along with Northern China, is currently enduring the effects of thereof.

  • Afghanistan

Considered to be one of the driest countries in the world, a lack of rain has caused some of the country’s biggest states’ crops, to perish, which means less food and increased poverty

  • Sudan

With 2.8 million people affected by severe levels of drought annually, the southern part of Sudan is probably the most affected, which causes even more problems, such as infertility, food insecurity, and major problems in the country’s economy.

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