| Country | Harvest date | Main contributory factors |
China (mainland) |
Aug./Sept. |
Drought in the west, floods |
Eritrea* |
Nov./Dec. |
War displacement |
Guatemala |
Aug./Sept. |
Drought |
Iran, Islamic Rep. of |
Aug./Nov. |
Drought, floods |
Korea DPR* |
Oct./Nov. |
Drought, floods |
Nicaragua |
Aug./Sept. |
Drought |
Pakistan |
Oct./Nov. |
Drought, floods |
Somalia* |
Aug./Sept. |
Civil strife, erratic rainfall |
Sri Lanka |
Aug./Sept. |
Drought |
Sudan* |
Nov./Dec. |
Civil strife, floods |
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1/ Both here and in the text, countries with unfavourable prospects for current crop and/or uncovered shortfalls are marked in bold and those affected or threatened by successive poor crops or food shortages are marked with an asterisk (*). Definitions can be found on the Contents page.
2/ Country requiring external assistance for purchase and distribution of localized surpluses to deficit areas.
Note: The maps on the front cover indicate countries with unfavourable crop prospects and/or those facing exceptional food emergencies.