# Famines in history

| ID | Famine | Famine (Wikidata) | Start | End | Dates | Location | Country | Deaths (low) | Deaths (high) | At least |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| -2700-egypt | Famine Stela | Q1419777 | -2700 | -2700 | c. 2,700 BC | Egypt |  |  |  |  |
| -2200-global |  |  | -2200 | -2100 | 2200 BC–2100 BC | Global |  |  |  |  |
| -441-ancient-rome |  |  | -441 | -441 | 441 BC | Ancient Rome |  |  |  |  |
| -114-han-china |  |  | -114 | -114 | 114 BC | Han China |  |  |  |  |
| -103-anuradhapura-kingdom | Beminitiya Seya during the reign of the Five Dravidians | Q4885116 | -103 | -89 | 103 BC–89 BC | Anuradhapura kingdom |  |  |  |  |
| -43-roman-republic-egypt-and-china |  |  | -43 | -43 | c. 43 BC | Roman Republic, Egypt and China |  |  |  |  |
| -26-judea |  |  | -26 | -26 | 26 BC | Judea | ISR | 20000 |  | true |
| 333-coele-syria-roman-empire | Famine in Antioch | Q200441 | 333 | 333 | 333 AD | Coele Syria, Roman Empire |  |  |  |  |
| 368-cappadocia-byzantine-empire |  |  | 368 | 369 | 368–369 | Cappadocia, Byzantine Empire |  |  |  |  |
| 370-phrygia | Famine in Phrygia |  | 370 | 370 | 370 | Phrygia | TUR |  |  |  |
| 372-edessa | Famine in Edessa |  | 372 | 373 | 372–373 | Edessa | TUR |  |  |  |
| 375-byzantine-empire |  |  | 375 | 376 | 375–376 | Byzantine Empire |  |  |  |  |
| 383-italian-peninsula |  |  | 383 | 383 | 383 | Italian Peninsula |  |  |  |  |
| 400-western-europe |  |  | 400 | 800 | 400–800 | Western Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 470-gaul | Famine |  | 470 | 470 | 470 | Gaul |  |  |  |  |
| 535-global | Volcanic winter of 536 | Q581103 | 535 | 536 | 535–536 | Global |  |  |  |  |
| 544-byzantine-empire | Famine in Myra | Q652024 | 544 | 544 | 544 | Byzantine Empire |  |  |  |  |
| 585-gaul | Famine |  | 585 | 585 | 585 | Gaul |  |  |  |  |
| 618-byzantine-empire | Famine in Constantinople | Q16869 | 618 | 619 | 618–619 | Byzantine Empire |  |  |  |  |
| 639-arabia | Famine in Arabia during the reign of Umar | Q8467 | 639 | 639 | 639 | Arabia |  |  |  |  |
| 676-thessalonica-byzantine-empire | Famine |  | 676 | 678 | 676–678 | Thessalonica, Byzantine Empire |  |  |  |  |
| 698-ireland | Famine |  | 698 | 700 | 698–700 | Ireland |  |  |  |  |
| 750-islamic-spain-al-andalus | Famine |  | 750 | 750 | 750s | Islamic Spain (Al-Andalus) |  |  |  |  |
| 762-carolingian-europe-the-balkans-the-byzan | Famine associated with hard winters and drought |  | 762 | 764 | 762–764 | Carolingian Europe, the Balkans, the Byzantine Empire and possibly north of the Black Sea |  |  |  |  |
| 779-northern-carolingian-europe-and-possibly | Famine |  | 779 | 779 | 779 | Northern Carolingian Europe and possibly Ireland |  |  |  |  |
| 791-carolingian-europe-and-england |  |  | 791 | 794 | 791–794 | Carolingian Europe and England |  |  |  |  |
| 800-mayan-areas-of-mesoamerica |  |  | 800 | 1000 | 800–1000 | Mayan areas of Mesoamerica |  | 1000000 |  | true |
| 805-northern-carolingian-empire | Famine associated with a hard winter and drought |  | 805 | 807 | 805–807 | Northern Carolingian Empire |  |  |  |  |
| 820-carolingian-empire-possibly-ireland-engl |  |  | 820 | 824 | 820–824 | Carolingian Empire, possibly Ireland, England and the Byzantine Empire |  |  |  |  |
| 841-northern-and-possibly-southern-carolingi | Famine associated with heavy rain and hard winters |  | 841 | 845 | 841–845 | Northern (and possibly southern) Carolingian Empire, the Byzantine Empire and the Middle East |  |  |  |  |
| 867-northern-carolingian-empire |  |  | 867 | 869 | 867–869 | Northern Carolingian Empire |  |  |  |  |
| 872-carolingian-empire |  |  | 872 | 874 | 872–874 | Carolingian Empire |  |  |  |  |
| 875-china |  |  | 875 | 884 | 875–884 | China |  |  |  |  |
| 895-northern-carolingian-europe-england-and- | Famine associated with hail and a hard winter |  | 895 | 897 | 895–897 | Northern Carolingian Europe, England and Ireland |  |  |  |  |
| 927-byzantine-empire |  |  | 927 | 928 | 927–928 | Byzantine Empire |  |  |  |  |
| 939-northern-and-possibly-southern-carolingi |  |  | 939 | 944 | 939–944 | Northern (and possibly southern) Carolingian Europe, Ireland and the Middle East |  |  |  |  |
| 942-china |  |  | 942 | 944 | 942–944 | China |  |  |  |  |
| 963-egypt | Famine |  | 963 | 968 | 963–968 | Egypt |  |  |  |  |
| 975-england | Famine |  | 975 | 976 | 975–976 | England | GBR |  |  |  |
| 975-iceland | Famine |  | 975 | 976 | 975–976 | Iceland | ISL |  |  |  |
| 996-egypt | Famine in the Fatimid Caliphate, with food price increases | Q160307 | 996 | 997 | 996–997 | Egypt |  |  |  |  |
| 1004-maghreb-area-in-northwest-africa-algeria |  |  | 1004 | 1007 | 1004–1007 | Maghreb area in Northwest Africa: Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt |  |  |  |  |
| 1005-europe | Famine, including in England |  | 1005 | 1006 | 1005–1006 | Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1010-ghaznavid-empire | Famine in Nīshābūr | Q131350 | 1010 | 1010 | 1010 | Ghaznavid Empire |  |  |  |  |
| 1016-europe | Famine throughout Europe | Q46 | 1016 | 1016 | 1016 | Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1021-norway | Famine |  | 1021 | 1021 | 1021 | Norway | NOR |  |  |  |
| 1025-egypt | Famine |  | 1025 | 1025 | 1025 | Egypt |  |  |  |  |
| 1031-arabian-peninsula-modern-day-iraq-and-sa |  |  | 1031 | 1031 | 1031 | Arabian Peninsula; Modern day Iraq and Saudi Arabia |  |  |  |  |
| 1045-england | Famine |  | 1045 | 1045 | c. 1045 | England | GBR |  |  |  |
| 1051-mexico-present-day |  |  | 1051 | 1051 | 1051 | Mexico (present day) |  |  |  |  |
| 1055-egypt | Famine |  | 1055 | 1056 | 1055–1056 | Egypt |  |  |  |  |
| 1057-iceland | Famine |  | 1057 | 1058 | 1057–1058 | Iceland | ISL |  |  |  |
| 1064-egypt | Mustansirite Hardship | Q6728272 | 1064 | 1072 | 1064–1072 | Egypt |  | 40000 | 40000 | false |
| 1069-england | Harrying of the North | Q1703402 | 1069 | 1070 | 1069–1070 | England |  | 100000 | 100000 | false |
| 1087-england | Famine |  | 1087 | 1087 | 1087 | England | GBR |  |  |  |
| 1097-france | Famine and plague |  | 1097 | 1097 | 1097 | France |  | 100000 | 100000 | false |
| 1099-denmark | Probable famine |  | 1099 | 1101 | 1099–1101 | Denmark | DNK |  |  |  |
| 1111-england | Famine |  | 1111 | 1111 | 1111 | England | GBR |  |  |  |
| 1118-iceland | Famine |  | 1118 | 1118 | 1118 | Iceland | ISL |  |  |  |
| 1124-europe | Famine in England, the Low Countries and northern France |  | 1124 | 1126 | 1124–1126 | Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1143-europe | Famine |  | 1143 | 1147 | 1143–1147 | Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1150-europe | Famine |  | 1150 | 1151 | 1150–1151 | Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1150-japan | Widespread famine due to wet/cold |  | 1150 | 1151 | 1150–1151 | Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1153-japan | Local famine of unknown cause |  | 1153 | 1153 | 1153 | Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1155-japan | Widespread famine of unknown cause |  | 1155 | 1155 | 1155 | Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1161-japan | Widespread famine of unknown cause |  | 1161 | 1161 | 1161 | Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1161-aquitaine | Famine |  | 1161 | 1162 | 1161–1162 | Aquitaine |  |  |  |  |
| 1174-feudal-japan | Local famine due to wet/cold |  | 1174 | 1175 | 1174–1175 | Feudal Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1180-japan | Yōwa famine | Q11666822 | 1180 | 1182 | 1180–1182 | Japan | JPN | 42300 | 42300 | false |
| 1182-norway | Famine |  | 1182 | 1182 | 1182 | Norway | NOR |  |  |  |
| 1183-japan | Local famine of unknown cause |  | 1183 | 1183 | 1183 | Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1185-japan | Widespread famine due to drought |  | 1185 | 1185 | 1185 | Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1193-england | Famine |  | 1193 | 1198 | 1193–1198 | England | GBR |  |  |  |
| 1196-europe | Famine |  | 1196 | 1197 | 1196–1197 | Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1196-denmark | Probable famine |  | 1196 | 1198 | 1196–1198 | Denmark | DNK |  |  |  |
| 1199-egypt |  |  | 1199 | 1202 | 1199–1202 | Egypt |  | 100000 | 100000 | false |
| 1201-japan | Local famine due to wet/cold |  | 1201 | 1201 | 1201 | Japan |  |  |  |  |
| 1206-japan | Widespread famine of unknown cause |  | 1206 | 1206 | 1206 | Japan |  |  |  |  |
| 1207-norway |  |  | 1207 | 1213 | 1207–1213 | Norway | NOR |  |  |  |
| 1224-europe | Famine |  | 1224 | 1226 | 1224–1226 | Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1225-denmark | Probable famine |  | 1225 | 1226 | 1225–1226 | Denmark | DNK |  |  |  |
| 1229-japan | Kanki famine | Q11457474 | 1229 | 1232 | 1229–1232 | Japan |  | 2000000 | 2000000 | false |
| 1230-novgorod-republic | Famine in the Novgorod Republic | Q151536 | 1230 | 1230 | 1230 | Novgorod Republic |  |  |  |  |
| 1233-japan | Local famine due to wet/cold |  | 1233 | 1233 | 1233 | Japan |  |  |  |  |
| 1235-england | Famine |  | 1235 | 1235 | 1235 | England |  | 20000 | 20000 | false |
| 1252-ethiopia | Famine |  | 1252 | 1252 | 1252 | Ethiopia | ETH |  |  |  |
| 1252-japan | Widespread famine due to wet/cold |  | 1252 | 1252 | 1252 | Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1255-iberian-peninsula | Famine in Spain and Portugal |  | 1255 | 1262 | 1255–1262 | Iberian Peninsula |  |  |  |  |
| 1256-tuscany | Famine in Tuscany |  | 1256 | 1256 | 1256 | Tuscany | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1256-low-countries | Famine |  | 1256 | 1258 | 1256–1258 | Low Countries |  |  |  |  |
| 1256-italy | Famine |  | 1256 | 1258 | 1256–1258 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1257-japan | Shōga famine, aggravated by the 1257 Samalas eruption | Q2535354 | 1257 | 1260 | 1257–1260 | Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1258-western-europe |  |  | 1258 | 1259 | 1258–1259 | Western Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1263-ireland | Famine |  | 1263 | 1263 | 1263 | Ireland |  |  |  |  |
| 1264-egypt |  |  | 1264 | 1264 | 1264 | Egypt |  |  |  |  |
| 1270-ireland | Famine |  | 1270 | 1271 | 1270–1271 | Ireland |  |  |  |  |
| 1271-japan | Widespread famine due to drought |  | 1271 | 1271 | 1271 | Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1271-italy | Famine |  | 1271 | 1272 | 1271–1272 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1273-japan | Widespread famine due to drought |  | 1273 | 1274 | 1273–1274 | Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1275-italy | Famine |  | 1275 | 1277 | 1275–1277 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1275-united-states |  |  | 1275 | 1299 | 1275–1299 | United States |  |  |  |  |
| 1279-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1279 | 1279 | 1279 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1281-central-europe | Famine |  | 1281 | 1282 | 1281–1282 | Central Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1282-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1282 | 1282 | 1282 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1283-denmark | Apparent severe famine |  | 1283 | 1283 | 1283 | Denmark | DNK |  |  |  |
| 1285-italy |  |  | 1285 | 1286 | 1285–1286 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1291-sweden |  |  | 1291 | 1291 | 1291 | Sweden | SWE |  |  |  |
| 1294-egypt-syria-yemen |  |  | 1294 | 1296 | 1294–1296 | Egypt, Syria, Yemen |  |  |  |  |
| 1294-british-isles |  |  | 1294 | 1296 | 1294–1296 | British Isles |  |  |  |  |
| 1300-iceland |  |  | 1300 | 1300 | 1300 | Iceland | ISL |  |  |  |
| 1301-spain | Famine |  | 1301 | 1302 | 1301–1302 | Spain | ESP |  |  |  |
| 1302-italy | Famine |  | 1302 | 1303 | 1302–1303 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1304-france | Famine |  | 1304 | 1304 | 1304 | France |  |  |  |  |
| 1305-france | Famine |  | 1305 | 1305 | 1305 | France |  |  |  |  |
| 1308-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1308 | 1310 | 1308–1310 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1310-france | Famine |  | 1310 | 1310 | 1310 | France |  |  |  |  |
| 1310-denmark | Probable famine and apparent drought |  | 1310 | 1310 | 1310 | Denmark | DNK |  |  |  |
| 1311-spain | Famine |  | 1311 | 1311 | 1311 | Spain | ESP |  |  |  |
| 1311-lombardy-italy | Famine |  | 1311 | 1312 | 1311–1312 | Lombardy, Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1313-pistoia-tuscany-italy | Famine |  | 1313 | 1313 | 1313 | Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1314-england |  |  | 1314 | 1315 | 1314–1315 | England |  |  |  |  |
| 1315-europe | Great Famine of 1315–1317 | Q1988505 | 1315 | 1317 | 1315–1317 or 1322 | Europe |  | 7500000 | 7500000 | false |
| 1319-england | Great Bovine Pestilence | Q123357927 | 1319 | 1320 | 1319–1320 | England |  |  |  |  |
| 1321-england | Famine |  | 1321 | 1321 | 1321 | England |  |  |  |  |
| 1322-sardinia | Famine |  | 1322 | 1325 | 1322–1325 | Sardinia |  |  |  |  |
| 1326-europe |  |  | 1326 | 1330 | 1326–1330 | Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1330-ireland | Famine with humid, rainy and stormy weather |  | 1330 | 1331 | 1330–1331 | Ireland |  |  |  |  |
| 1330-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1330 | 1332 | 1330–1332 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1330-france | Famine |  | 1330 | 1333 | 1330–1333 | France |  |  |  |  |
| 1333-spain | Famine (see Lo mal any primer ) |  | 1333 | 1336 | 1333–1336 | Spain | ESP |  |  |  |
| 1333-china | Chinese famine of 1333–1337 | Q96374919 | 1333 | 1337 | 1333–1337 | China |  | 6000000 | 6000000 | false |
| 1338-ireland | Famine (possibly just 1339) |  | 1338 | 1339 | 1338–1339 | Ireland |  |  |  |  |
| 1339-europe | Famine in Italy (possibly ending in 1340), Spain and Ireland |  | 1339 | 1341 | 1339–1341 | Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1344-india | Famine in India, under the reign of Muhammad bin Tughluq | Q381830 | 1344 | 1345 | 1344–1345 | India |  |  |  |  |
| 1346-ireland | Famine |  | 1346 | 1346 | 1346 | Ireland |  |  |  |  |
| 1346-europe-and-the-mamluk-sultanate |  |  | 1346 | 1348 | 1346–1348 | Europe and the Mamluk Sultanate |  |  |  |  |
| 1349-great-britain |  |  | 1349 | 1351 | 1349–1351 | Great Britain | GBR |  |  |  |
| 1349-france | Famine |  | 1349 | 1351 | 1349–1351 | France |  |  |  |  |
| 1352-italy | Famine |  | 1352 | 1353 | 1352–1353 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1358-france | Famine |  | 1358 | 1360 | 1358–1360 | France |  |  |  |  |
| 1361-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1361 | 1362 | 1361–1362 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1364-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1364 | 1366 | 1364–1366 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1368-italy | Famine |  | 1368 | 1368 | 1368 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1369-england | Famine |  | 1369 | 1369 | 1369 | England |  |  |  |  |
| 1369-florence-tuscany-italy | Famine |  | 1369 | 1370 | 1369–1370 | Florence, Tuscany, Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1370-norway |  |  | 1370 | 1370 | 1370 | Norway | NOR |  |  |  |
| 1371-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1371-france | Famine |  | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | France |  |  |  |  |
| 1374-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1374 | 1374 | 1374 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1374-europe | Near pan-Mediterranean famine in France, Spain and Italy |  | 1374 | 1375 | 1374–1375 | Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1374-egypt | Famine |  | 1374 | 1375 | 1374–1375 | Egypt |  |  |  |  |
| 1384-italy | Famine |  | 1384 | 1385 | 1384–1385 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1389-pistoia-tuscany-italy | Famine |  | 1389 | 1389 | 1389 | Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1390-france | Famine |  | 1390 | 1391 | 1390–1391 | France |  |  |  |  |
| 1393-pistoia-tuscany-italy | Famine |  | 1393 | 1393 | 1393 | Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1394-egypt | Famine |  | 1394 | 1396 | 1394–1396 | Egypt |  |  |  |  |
| 1396-india |  |  | 1396 | 1407 | 1396–1407 | India |  |  |  |  |
| 1397-ireland | Famine, with a windy, wet and cold summer and autumn |  | 1397 | 1397 | 1397 | Ireland |  |  |  |  |
| 1402-ottoman-empire | Famine |  | 1402 | 1404 | 1402–1404 | Ottoman Empire |  |  |  |  |
| 1403-egypt | Famine |  | 1403 | 1404 | 1403–1404 | Egypt |  |  |  |  |
| 1409-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1409 | 1409 | 1409 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1410-ireland | Great famine |  | 1410 | 1410 | 1410 | Ireland |  |  |  |  |
| 1410-italy | Famine |  | 1410 | 1412 | 1410–1412 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1420-japan | Oei famine (due to drought) |  | 1420 | 1421 | 1420–1421 | Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1420-france | Famine |  | 1420 | 1421 | 1420–1421 | France |  |  |  |  |
| 1420-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1420 | 1423 | 1420–1423 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1426-majapahit-empire | Great Famine in Majapahit Empire | Q49326 | 1426 | 1426 | 1426 | Majapahit Empire |  |  |  |  |
| 1429-france | Famine |  | 1429 | 1432 | 1429–1432 | France |  |  |  |  |
| 1431-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1431 | 1431 | 1431 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1432-czech-republic | Famines in Czech lands | Q5433433 | 1432 | 1434 | 1432–1434 | Czech Republic |  |  |  |  |
| 1434-nordic-countries | Famine |  | 1434 | 1437 | 1434–1437 | Nordic countries |  |  |  |  |
| 1435-spain | Famine |  | 1435 | 1435 | 1435 | Spain | ESP |  |  |  |
| 1436-europe |  |  | 1436 | 1440 | 1436–1440 | Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1441-mexico | Famine in Mayapan | Q567966 | 1441 | 1441 | 1441 | Mexico |  |  |  |  |
| 1442-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1442 | 1445 | 1442–1445 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1446-nordic-countries | Famine |  | 1446 | 1446 | 1446 | Nordic countries |  |  |  |  |
| 1447-ireland | Famine (or hunger) |  | 1447 | 1447 | 1447 | Ireland |  |  |  |  |
| 1447-sweden | Famine |  | 1447 | 1448 | 1447–1448 | Sweden | SWE |  |  |  |
| 1450-mexico |  |  | 1450 | 1454 | 1450–1454 | Mexico |  |  |  |  |
| 1458-italy | Famine |  | 1458 | 1458 | 1458 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1459-japan | Kanshō famine (due to drought) |  | 1459 | 1461 | 1459–1461 | Japan | JPN | 82000 | 82000 | false |
| 1460-india |  |  | 1460 | 1460 | 1460 | India | IND |  |  |  |
| 1468-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1468 | 1468 | 1468 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1470-france | Famine |  | 1470 | 1470 | 1470 | France |  |  |  |  |
| 1470-nordic-countries | Famine |  | 1470 | 1470 | 1470 | Nordic countries |  |  |  |  |
| 1472-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1472 | 1472 | 1472 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1472-japan | Famine in central Honshu due to drought | Q13989 | 1472 | 1472 | 1472 | Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1472-italy | Famine |  | 1472 | 1474 | 1472–1474 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1475-spain | Famine |  | 1475 | 1477 | 1475–1477 | Spain | ESP |  |  |  |
| 1476-italy | Famine |  | 1476 | 1476 | 1476 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1477-japan | Famine in central Honshu | Q13989 | 1477 | 1477 | 1477 | Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1481-western-europe |  |  | 1481 | 1484 | 1481–1484 | Western Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1485-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1485 | 1485 | 1485 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1491-low-countries | Famine |  | 1491 | 1492 | 1491–1492 | Low Countries |  |  |  |  |
| 1491-kai-province-japan | Famine |  | 1491 | 1492 | 1491–1492 | Kai Province, Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1492-ireland | Famine |  | 1492 | 1492 | 1492 | Ireland |  |  |  |  |
| 1493-italy | Famine |  | 1493 | 1493 | 1493 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1497-ireland | Great famine (possibly just 1497) |  | 1497 | 1498 | 1497–1498 | Ireland |  |  |  |  |
| 1502-italy | Famine |  | 1502 | 1505 | 1502–1505 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1503-nordic-countries | Famine |  | 1503 | 1503 | 1503 | Nordic countries |  |  |  |  |
| 1504-spain |  |  | 1504 | 1504 | 1504 | Spain | ESP |  |  |  |
| 1506-spain | Famine |  | 1506 | 1508 | 1506–1508 | Spain | ESP |  |  |  |
| 1512-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1512 | 1512 | 1512 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1513-murcia-spain |  |  | 1513 | 1513 | 1513 | Murcia, Spain | ESP |  |  |  |
| 1515-france | Famine |  | 1515 | 1515 | 1515 | France | FRA |  |  |  |
| 1515-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1515 | 1516 | 1515–1516 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1516-germany-and-switzerland | Famine |  | 1516 | 1518 | 1516–1518 | Germany and Switzerland |  |  |  |  |
| 1518-italy | Famine |  | 1518 | 1520 | 1518–1520 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1520-nordic-countries | Famine |  | 1520 | 1523 | 1520–1523 | Nordic countries |  |  |  |  |
| 1521-france-and-the-low-countries | Famine(s) |  | 1521 | 1522 | 1521–1522 | France and the Low Countries |  |  |  |  |
| 1521-andalusia-spain |  |  | 1521 | 1522 | 1521–1522 | Andalusia, Spain | ESP |  |  |  |
| 1523-ireland | Great famine |  | 1523 | 1523 | 1523 | Ireland |  |  |  |  |
| 1525-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1525 | 1525 | 1525 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1527-europe |  |  | 1527 | 1532 | 1527–1532 | Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1533-italy | Famine |  | 1533 | 1534 | 1533–1534 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1535-ethiopia | Famine in Ethiopia | Q3066282 | 1535 | 1535 | 1535 | Ethiopia | ETH |  |  |  |
| 1539-italy | Famine |  | 1539 | 1540 | 1539–1540 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1539-japan | Tenbun famine (due to rain) |  | 1539 | 1540 | 1539–1540 | Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1540-spain |  |  | 1540 | 1540 | 1540 | Spain |  |  |  |  |
| 1544-italy | Famine |  | 1544 | 1545 | 1544–1545 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1545-france | Famine |  | 1545 | 1545 | 1545 | France |  |  |  |  |
| 1550-japan |  |  | 1550 | 1551 | 1550–1551 | Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1550-italy | Famine |  | 1550 | 1552 | 1550–1552 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1556-ireland | Famine |  | 1556 | 1556 | 1556 | Ireland |  |  |  |  |
| 1556-low-countries | Famine |  | 1556 | 1557 | 1556–1557 | Low Countries |  |  |  |  |
| 1556-nordic-countries |  |  | 1556 | 1557 | 1556–1557 | Nordic countries |  |  |  |  |
| 1557-russia | Famine in the Volga region and northern Russia | Q1634214 | 1557 | 1557 | 1557 | Russia |  |  |  |  |
| 1557-spain |  |  | 1557 | 1557 | 1557 | Spain | ESP |  |  |  |
| 1557-japan | Famine in Honshu | Q13989 | 1557 | 1558 | 1557–1558 | Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1557-great-britain | Famine coinciding with an influenza outbreak | Q2840 | 1557 | 1559 | 1557–1559 | Great Britain | GBR |  |  |  |
| 1558-italy | Famine |  | 1558 | 1560 | 1558–1560 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1560-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1560 | 1561 | 1560–1561 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1562-france |  |  | 1562 | 1562 | 1562 | France |  |  |  |  |
| 1565-central-europe | Famine |  | 1565 | 1566 | 1565–1566 | Central Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1566-andalusia-spain |  |  | 1566 | 1567 | 1566–1567 | Andalusia, Spain | ESP |  |  |  |
| 1567-ethiopia |  |  | 1567 | 1570 | 1567–1570 | Ethiopia | ETH |  |  |  |
| 1568-europe |  |  | 1568 | 1574 | 1568–1574 | Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1573-western-japan |  |  | 1573 | 1573 | 1573 | Western Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1585-western-europe |  |  | 1585 | 1589 | 1585–1589 | Western Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1586-qishan-county-shaanxi-province-china |  |  | 1586 | 1586 | 1586 | Qishan County, Shaanxi province, China |  |  |  |  |
| 1588-wei-county-hebei-province-china | Famine |  | 1588 | 1588 | 1588 | Wei County, Hebei province, China |  |  |  |  |
| 1589-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1589 | 1589 | 1589 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1590-europe |  |  | 1590 | 1598 | 1590–1598 | Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1592-joseon |  |  | 1592 | 1594 | 1592–1594 | Joseon |  |  |  |  |
| 1593-portugal | Famine |  | 1593 | 1600 | 1593–1600 | Portugal |  |  |  |  |
| 1596-india | Famine |  | 1596 | 1596 | 1596 | India | IND |  |  |  |
| 1599-spain | Famine |  | 1599 | 1600 | 1599–1600 | Spain | ESP |  |  |  |
| 1600-italy | Famine in Emilia and southern Lombardy | Q1135779 | 1600 | 1601 | 1600–1601 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1600-ireland | Famine linked to the Nine Years' War | Q1361354 | 1600 | 1603 | 1600–1603 | Ireland |  |  |  |  |
| 1601-guizhou-and-shanxi-provinces-china |  |  | 1601 | 1602 | 1601–1602 | Guizhou and Shanxi provinces, China |  |  |  |  |
| 1601-russia | Russian famine of 1601–1603 | Q192836 | 1601 | 1603 | 1601–1603 | Russia |  | 2000000 | 2000000 | false |
| 1601-nordic-countries |  |  | 1601 | 1603 | 1601–1603 | Nordic countries |  |  |  |  |
| 1602-central-europe | Famine |  | 1602 | 1602 | 1602 | Central Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1602-great-britain | Famine |  | 1602 | 1602 | 1602 | Great Britain | GBR |  |  |  |
| 1605-spain | Famine |  | 1605 | 1607 | 1605–1607 | Spain | ESP |  |  |  |
| 1607-italy | Famine |  | 1607 | 1608 | 1607–1608 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1608-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1608 | 1608 | 1608 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1615-spain | Famine |  | 1615 | 1616 | 1615–1616 | Spain | ESP |  |  |  |
| 1616-portugal | Famine |  | 1616 | 1623 | 1616–1623 | Portugal |  |  |  |  |
| 1618-italy | Famine |  | 1618 | 1622 | 1618–1622 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1618-europe |  |  | 1618 | 1648 | 1618–1648 | Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1619-japan |  |  | 1619 | 1619 | 1619 | Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1621-nordic-countries | Famine |  | 1621 | 1624 | 1621–1624 | Nordic countries |  |  |  |  |
| 1622-british-isles |  |  | 1622 | 1624 | 1622–1624 | British Isles |  |  |  |  |
| 1623-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1623 | 1623 | 1623 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1625-low-countries | Famine |  | 1625 | 1626 | 1625–1626 | Low Countries |  |  |  |  |
| 1625-austria-and-germany |  |  | 1625 | 1630 | 1625–1630 | Austria and Germany |  |  |  |  |
| 1626-joseon |  |  | 1626 | 1627 | 1626–1627 | Joseon |  |  |  |  |
| 1628-nordic-countries |  |  | 1628 | 1630 | 1628–1630 | Nordic countries |  |  |  |  |
| 1628-italy | Famine |  | 1628 | 1632 | 1628–1632 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1629-great-britain |  |  | 1629 | 1631 | 1629–1631 | Great Britain | GBR |  |  |  |
| 1630-china | Famine in Northwest China |  | 1630 | 1631 | 1630–1631 | China | CHN |  |  |  |
| 1630-spain | Famine |  | 1630 | 1631 | 1630–1631 | Spain | ESP |  |  |  |
| 1630-india | Deccan famine of 1630–1632 | Q3530500 | 1630 | 1632 | 1630–1632 | India | IND | 7400000 | 7400000 | false |
| 1630-portugal | Famine |  | 1630 | 1632 | 1630–1632 | Portugal |  |  |  |  |
| 1631-france | Famine (possibly 1630–1631) |  | 1631 | 1632 | 1631–1632 | France | FRA |  |  |  |
| 1633-swedish-empire-and-norway |  |  | 1633 | 1634 | 1633–1634 | Swedish Empire and Norway |  |  |  |  |
| 1636-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1636 | 1636 | 1636 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1640-japan | Kan'ei Great Famine | Q11457497 | 1640 | 1643 | 1640–1643 | Japan | JPN | 50000 | 100000 | false |
| 1641-nordic-countries | Famine |  | 1641 | 1643 | 1641–1643 | Nordic countries |  |  |  |  |
| 1641-ireland |  |  | 1641 | 1652 | 1641–1652 | Ireland |  |  |  |  |
| 1647-great-britain | Famine including in northern England (1649) |  | 1647 | 1649 | 1647–1649 | Great Britain | GBR |  |  |  |
| 1647-iberian-peninsula | Famine in Spain and Portugal |  | 1647 | 1652 | 1647–1652 | Iberian Peninsula |  |  |  |  |
| 1648-italy | Famine |  | 1648 | 1649 | 1648–1649 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1648-low-countries | Famine |  | 1648 | 1651 | 1648–1651 | Low Countries |  |  |  |  |
| 1648-france |  |  | 1648 | 1652 | 1648–1652 | France | FRA |  |  |  |
| 1648-poland |  |  | 1648 | 1660 | 1648–1660 | Poland | POL |  |  |  |
| 1650-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1650 | 1652 | 1650–1652 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1650-sweden |  |  | 1650 | 1652 | 1650–1652 | Sweden | SWE |  |  |  |
| 1651-germany |  |  | 1651 | 1652 | 1651–1652 | Germany |  |  |  |  |
| 1651-ireland |  |  | 1651 | 1653 | 1651–1653 | Ireland |  |  |  |  |
| 1657-portugal | Famine |  | 1657 | 1663 | 1657–1663 | Portugal |  |  |  |  |
| 1659-europe |  |  | 1659 | 1662 | 1659–1662 | Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1661-india | Famine in India, due to lack of any rainfall for two years |  | 1661 | 1661 | 1661 | India | IND |  |  |  |
| 1670-joseon | Kyungshin Famine | Q12583774 | 1670 | 1671 | 1670–1671 | Joseon |  | 1000000 | 1500000 | false |
| 1672-italy | Famine in southern Italy |  | 1672 | 1672 | 1672 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1674-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1674 | 1674 | 1674 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1674-low-countries | Famine |  | 1674 | 1676 | 1674–1676 | Low Countries |  |  |  |  |
| 1674-nordic-countries | Famine |  | 1674 | 1677 | 1674–1677 | Nordic countries |  |  |  |  |
| 1675-scandinavia |  |  | 1675 | 1677 | 1675–1677 | Scandinavia |  |  |  |  |
| 1675-portugal | Famine |  | 1675 | 1678 | 1675–1678 | Portugal |  |  |  |  |
| 1676-france | Famine |  | 1676 | 1676 | 1676 | France | FRA |  |  |  |
| 1677-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1677 | 1677 | 1677 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1678-italy | Famine |  | 1678 | 1679 | 1678–1679 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1678-spain | Famines and plague |  | 1678 | 1685 | 1678–1685 | Spain | ESP |  |  |  |
| 1680-italy-present-day | Famine in Sardinia | Q1462 | 1680 | 1680 | 1680 | Italy (present day) | ITA | 80000 | 80000 | false |
| 1680-japan | Enpo-Tenna famine (due to rain) |  | 1680 | 1682 | 1680–1682 | Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1680-west-africa | Famine in Sahel | Q66065 | 1680 | 1680 | 1680s | West Africa |  |  |  |  |
| 1690-scotland |  |  | 1690 | 1690 | 1690s | Scotland | GBR | 60000 | 180000 | false |
| 1691-germany-austria-and-switzerland |  |  | 1691 | 1695 | 1691–1695 | Germany, Austria and Switzerland |  |  |  |  |
| 1692-low-countries | Famine |  | 1692 | 1694 | 1692–1694 | Low Countries |  |  |  |  |
| 1693-france | Great Famine of 1693–1694 |  | 1693 | 1694 | 1693–1694 | France |  | 700000 | 1300000 | false |
| 1693-europe | Great Famine of 1695–1697 | Q5599175 | 1693 | 1697 | 1693–1697 | Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1694-spain | Famine |  | 1694 | 1699 | 1694–1699 | Spain | ESP |  |  |  |
| 1695-japan | First Genroku famine (due to rain) |  | 1695 | 1696 | 1695–1696 | Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1695-swedish-estonia-and-swedish-livonia | Great Famine of Estonia | Q3738874 | 1695 | 1697 | 1695–1697 | Swedish Estonia and Swedish Livonia |  | 70000 | 100000 | false |
| 1695-swedish-empire-and-norway | Great Famine of 1695–1697 | Q5599175 | 1695 | 1698 | 1695–1698 | Swedish Empire and Norway |  | 150000 | 150000 | false |
| 1696-ottoman-empire | Famine in Aleppo | Q41183 | 1696 | 1696 | 1696 | Ottoman Empire |  |  |  |  |
| 1696-joseon | Ŭlbyŏng famine |  | 1696 | 1699 | 1696–1699 | Joseon |  | 1410000 | 1410000 | false |
| 1698-low-countries | Famine |  | 1698 | 1699 | 1698–1699 | Low Countries |  |  |  |  |
| 1698-germany-austria-and-switzerland |  |  | 1698 | 1701 | 1698–1701 | Germany, Austria and Switzerland |  |  |  |  |
| 1700-denmark | Famine, with mortality around 35% above the normal rate |  | 1700 | 1700 | 1700 | Denmark | DNK |  |  |  |
| 1701-japan | Second Genroku famine (due to rain) |  | 1701 | 1703 | 1701–1703 | Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1702-india | Famine in Deccan | Q169966 | 1702 | 1704 | 1702–1704 | India | IND | 2000000 | 2000000 | false |
| 1706-spain | Famine |  | 1706 | 1711 | 1706–1711 | Spain | ESP |  |  |  |
| 1708-europe |  |  | 1708 | 1711 | 1708–1711 | Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1708-east-prussia |  |  | 1708 | 1711 | 1708–1711 | East Prussia |  | 250000 | 250000 | false |
| 1709-france |  |  | 1709 | 1710 | 1709–1710 | France | FRA | 600000 | 600000 | false |
| 1709-germany-and-austria |  |  | 1709 | 1712 | 1709–1712 | Germany and Austria |  |  |  |  |
| 1714-central-europe | Famine |  | 1714 | 1715 | 1714–1715 | Central Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1716-italy | Famine |  | 1716 | 1716 | 1716 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1717-sweden | Famine in the north and west |  | 1717 | 1717 | 1717 | Sweden | SWE |  |  |  |
| 1718-france | Famine |  | 1718 | 1719 | 1718–1719 | France | FRA |  |  |  |
| 1719-denmark | High mortality probably connected to famine |  | 1719 | 1719 | 1719 | Denmark | DNK |  |  |  |
| 1719-central-europe | Famine |  | 1719 | 1721 | 1719–1721 | Central Europe |  |  |  |  |
| 1721-russia-ukraine | Famine |  | 1721 | 1724 | 1721–1724 | Russia/Ukraine |  |  |  |  |
| 1722-arabia | Famine |  | 1722 | 1722 | 1722 | Arabia |  |  |  |  |
| 1724-italy | Famine |  | 1724 | 1724 | 1724 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1724-germany | Famine |  | 1724 | 1725 | 1724–1725 | Germany |  |  |  |  |
| 1727-the-midlands-england |  |  | 1727 | 1728 | 1727–1728 | The Midlands, England | GBR |  |  |  |
| 1728-denmark | High mortality probably connected to famine |  | 1728 | 1730 | 1728–1730 | Denmark | DNK |  |  |  |
| 1730-silesia | Famine |  | 1730 | 1730 | 1730 | Silesia |  |  |  |  |
| 1730-ottoman-empire | Famine in Damascus | Q3766 | 1730 | 1730 | 1730s | Ottoman Empire |  |  |  |  |
| 1732-japan | Kyōhō famine | Q10883099 | 1732 | 1733 | 1732–1733 | Japan | JPN | 12172 | 169000 | false |
| 1738-west-africa |  |  | 1738 | 1756 | 1738–1756 | West Africa |  |  |  |  |
| 1739-germany-and-austria |  |  | 1739 | 1740 | 1739–1740 | Germany and Austria |  |  |  |  |
| 1740-ireland | Irish Famine (1740–1741) | Q2517366 | 1740 | 1741 | 1740–1741 | Ireland |  | 300000 | 480000 | false |
| 1740-scandinavia |  |  | 1740 | 1743 | 1740–1743 | Scandinavia |  |  |  |  |
| 1750-senegal-gambia-present-day | Famine in the Senegambia region |  | 1750 | 1756 | 1750–1756 | Senegal, Gambia (present day) |  |  |  |  |
| 1755-japan | Horeki famine (due to rain) |  | 1755 | 1757 | 1755–1757 | Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1755-germany |  |  | 1755 | 1758 | 1755–1758 | Germany |  |  |  |  |
| 1756-ireland |  |  | 1756 | 1757 | 1756–1757 | Ireland |  |  |  |  |
| 1757-syria | Famine |  | 1757 | 1757 | 1757 | Syria | SYR |  |  |  |
| 1758-kopparberg-county-sweden |  |  | 1758 | 1758 | 1758 | Kopparberg County, Sweden | SWE |  |  |  |
| 1763-gothenburg-and-bohus-county-sweden |  |  | 1763 | 1763 | 1763 | Gothenburg and Bohus County, Sweden |  |  |  |  |
| 1763-denmark |  |  | 1763 | 1764 | 1763–1764 | Denmark | DNK |  |  |  |
| 1764-italy |  |  | 1764 | 1764 | 1764 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1765-norway | Famine |  | 1765 | 1765 | 1765 | Norway | NOR |  |  |  |
| 1766-ireland | Smaller famine |  | 1766 | 1766 | 1766 | Ireland |  |  |  |  |
| 1767-italy |  |  | 1767 | 1767 | 1767 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1769-india-bangladesh-present-day | Great Bengal famine of 1770 | Q2477522 | 1769 | 1773 | 1769–1773 | India, Bangladesh (present day) |  | 10000000 | 10000000 | false |
| 1770-germany-austria-switzerland-and-bohemia | Famines in Czech lands | Q5433433 | 1770 | 1772 | 1770–1772 | Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Bohemia |  | 60000 | 60000 | false |
| 1771-nordic-countries |  |  | 1771 | 1773 | 1771–1773 | Nordic countries |  |  |  |  |
| 1776-martinique |  |  | 1776 | 1776 | 1776 | Martinique | MTQ |  |  |  |
| 1779-morocco | Famine in Rabat | Q3551 | 1779 | 1779 | 1779 | Morocco | MAR |  |  |  |
| 1782-ottoman-empire | Famine in Karahisar | Q1728904 | 1782 | 1782 | 1782 | Ottoman Empire |  |  |  |  |
| 1782-ireland |  |  | 1782 | 1784 | 1782–1784 | Ireland |  |  |  |  |
| 1782-japan | Great Tenmei famine | Q9030108 | 1782 | 1788 | 1782–1788 | Japan | JPN | 20000 | 920000 | false |
| 1783-india | Chalisa famine | Q3530493 | 1783 | 1784 | 1783–1784 | India | IND | 11000000 | 11000000 | false |
| 1783-iceland |  |  | 1783 | 1785 | 1783–1785 | Iceland | ISL |  |  |  |
| 1784-egypt |  |  | 1784 | 1784 | 1784 | Egypt | EGY |  |  |  |
| 1784-tunisia | Famine in Tunisia |  | 1784 | 1785 | 1784–1785 | Tunisia | TUN |  |  |  |
| 1785-norway | Famine |  | 1785 | 1785 | c. 1785 | Norway | NOR |  |  |  |
| 1786-denmark |  |  | 1786 | 1787 | 1786–1787 | Denmark | DNK |  |  |  |
| 1788-france |  |  | 1788 | 1788 | 1788 | France | FRA |  |  |  |
| 1789-ethiopia | Famines in Ethiopia | Q3066282 | 1789 | 1789 | 1789 | Ethiopia | ETH |  |  |  |
| 1789-india | Doji bara famine or Skull famine | Q3530522 | 1789 | 1793 | 1789–1793 | India | IND | 11000000 | 11000000 | false |
| 1796-northern-ethiopia |  |  | 1796 | 1796 | 1796 | Northern Ethiopia | ETH |  |  |  |
| 1799-ottoman-empire | Famine in Diyarbakır | Q83387 | 1799 | 1800 | 1799–1800 | Ottoman Empire |  |  |  |  |
| 1799-ireland |  |  | 1799 | 1801 | 1799–1801 | Ireland |  | 40000 | 40000 | false |
| 1800-jamtland-county-sweden | Regional famine |  | 1800 | 1800 | 1800 | Jämtland County, Sweden | SWE |  |  |  |
| 1801-italy | Famine (during a food crisis in Milan lasting 1799–1801) | Q490 | 1801 | 1801 | 1801 | Italy | ITA |  |  |  |
| 1801-vasterbotten-county-sweden | Regional famine |  | 1801 | 1801 | 1801 | Västerbotten County, Sweden | SWE |  |  |  |
| 1804-poland-ukraine-present-day | Famines in Austrian Galicia | Q16836238 | 1804 | 1872 | 1804–1872, 1913 | Poland, Ukraine (present day) |  | 400000 | 550000 | false |
| 1808-skaraborg-county-sweden | Regional famine |  | 1808 | 1808 | 1808 | Skaraborg County, Sweden |  |  |  |  |
| 1809-jamtland-and-vasterbotten-counties-swede | Regional famines |  | 1809 | 1809 | 1809 | Jämtland and Västerbotten counties, Sweden |  |  |  |  |
| 1809-joseon-korea |  |  | 1809 | 1815 | 1809–1815 | Joseon (Korea) |  | 2000000 | 2000000 | false |
| 1811-spain | Famine devastated Madrid | Q2807 | 1811 | 1812 | 1811–1812 | Spain | ESP | 20000 | 20000 | false |
| 1812-ostergotland-county-sweden | Regional famine |  | 1812 | 1812 | 1812 | Östergötland County, Sweden | SWE |  |  |  |
| 1816-worldwide | Year Without a Summer | Q209625 | 1816 | 1817 | 1816–1817 | Worldwide |  | 1000000 |  | true |
| 1822-western-ireland | Famine |  | 1822 | 1822 | 1822 | Western Ireland |  |  |  |  |
| 1830-cape-verde | Famine, claimed to have killed 42% of the population |  | 1830 | 1833 | 1830–1833 | Cape Verde | CPV | 30000 | 30000 | false |
| 1831-ireland | Famine |  | 1831 | 1831 | 1831 | Ireland |  |  |  |  |
| 1832-madras-presidency-india | Guntur famine of 1832 | Q12998348 | 1832 | 1833 | 1832–1833 | Madras Presidency, India |  | 150000 | 150000 | false |
| 1832-finland | Famine |  | 1832 | 1833 | 1832–1833 | Finland | FIN |  |  |  |
| 1833-japan | Tenpō famine | Q2517808 | 1833 | 1837 | 1833–1837 | Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1837-india | Agra famine of 1837–1838 | Q4693690 | 1837 | 1838 | 1837–1838 | India | IND | 800000 | 800000 | false |
| 1845-scotland | Highland Potato Famine | Q3066269 | 1845 | 1857 | 1845–1857 | Scotland | GBR | 150000 | 150000 | false |
| 1845-ireland | Great Famine | Q188371 | 1845 | 1852 | 1845–1852 | Ireland |  | 1000000 | 1000000 | false |
| 1846-portugal |  |  | 1846 | 1846 | 1846 | Portugal | PRT |  |  |  |
| 1846-newfoundland-present-day-canada | 1846–1848 Newfoundland potato famine | Q104863600 | 1846 | 1848 | 1846–1848 | Newfoundland, present-day Canada |  |  |  |  |
| 1849-indonesia |  |  | 1849 | 1850 | 1849–1850 | Indonesia | IDN | 83000 | 83000 | false |
| 1857-finland | Famine |  | 1857 | 1858 | 1857–1858 | Finland | FIN |  |  |  |
| 1860-qajar-iran | Black Winter of 1860–1861 |  | 1860 | 1861 | 1860–1861 | Qajar Iran |  |  |  |  |
| 1860-india | Upper Doab famine of 1860–1861 | Q7898614 | 1860 | 1861 | 1860–1861 | India | IND | 2000000 | 2000000 | false |
| 1863-cape-verde | Famine in Cape Verde |  | 1863 | 1867 | 1863–1867 | Cape Verde | CPV | 30000 | 30000 | false |
| 1866-india | Orissa famine of 1866 | Q3523487 | 1866 | 1866 | 1866 | India | IND | 1000000 | 1000000 | false |
| 1866-japan | Keio famine (due to rain) |  | 1866 | 1866 | 1866 | Japan | JPN |  |  |  |
| 1866-finland | Finnish famine of 1866–1868 | Q1558846 | 1866 | 1868 | 1866–1868 | Finland | FIN | 150000 |  | true |
| 1866-french-algeria | Famine in French Algeria |  | 1866 | 1868 | 1866–1868 | French Algeria |  | 820000 | 820000 | false |
| 1867-northern-sweden | Swedish famine of 1867–1869 | Q55683520 | 1867 | 1869 | 1867–1869 | Northern Sweden | SWE |  |  |  |
| 1869-india | Rajputana famine of 1869 | Q3533453 | 1869 | 1869 | 1869 | India | IND | 1500000 | 1500000 | false |
| 1869-joseon |  |  | 1869 | 1870 | 1869–1870 | Joseon |  |  |  |  |
| 1870-qajar-iran | Persian famine of 1870–1872 | Q16048066 | 1870 | 1872 | 1870–1872 | Qajar Iran |  | 200000 | 3000000 | false |
| 1873-turkey-present-day | Famine in Anatolia caused by drought and floods | Q51614 | 1873 | 1874 | 1873–1874 | Turkey (present day) | TUR |  |  |  |
| 1873-india | Bihar famine of 1873–1874 | Q4907088 | 1873 | 1874 | 1873–1874 | India | IND |  |  |  |
| 1876-india | Great Indian Famine of 1876–1878 | Q3534685 | 1876 | 1878 | 1876–1878 | India | IND | 5500000 | 5500000 | false |
| 1876-china | Northern Chinese Famine of 1876–1879 | Q27675 | 1876 | 1879 | 1876–1879 | China | CHN | 9000000 | 13000000 | false |
| 1876-brazil |  |  | 1876 | 1878 | 1876–1878 | Brazil | BRA | 500000 | 500000 | false |
| 1878-united-states | St. Lawrence Island famine | Q60761069 | 1878 | 1880 | 1878–1880 | United States | USA | 1000 | 1000 | false |
| 1879-ireland | Irish Famine (1879) | Q493814 | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | Ireland |  |  |  |  |
| 1879-ottoman-empire | Famine in the Eastern areas of the Empire |  | 1879 | 1879 | 1879 | Ottoman Empire |  |  |  |  |
| 1883-indonesia | Famine in Indramayu and Kandanghaur | Q838033 | 1883 | 1884 | 1883–1884 | Indonesia | IDN |  |  |  |
| 1883-east-africa-tanzania-and-kenya |  |  | 1883 | 1885 | 1883–1885 | East Africa,Tanzania and Kenya |  |  |  |  |
| 1888-india | Famine in Orrisa, Ganjam and Northern Bihar | Q22048 | 1888 | 1889 | 1888–1889 | India | IND | 150000 | 150000 | false |
| 1888-sudan | Famine in Sudan during the Mahdist war | Q139759923 | 1888 | 1892 | 1888–1892 | Sudan | SDN | 1500000 | 1500000 | false |
| 1888-ethiopia | Famines in Ethiopia | Q3066282 | 1888 | 1892 | 1888–1892 | Ethiopia | ETH | 1000000 | 1000000 | false |
| 1891-russia | Russian famine of 1891–1892 | Q3066272 | 1891 | 1892 | 1891–1892 | Russia | RUS | 375000 | 500000 | false |
| 1895-cuba |  |  | 1895 | 1898 | 1895–1898 | Cuba | CUB | 200000 | 300000 | false |
| 1896-india | Indian famine of 1896–1897 | Q6022238 | 1896 | 1902 | 1896–1902 | India | IND | 2000000 | 2000000 | false |
| 1897-east-africa-kenya-and-uganda |  |  | 1897 | 1901 | 1897–1901 | East Africa, Kenya and Uganda |  |  |  |  |
| 1900-cape-verde | Famine in Cape Verde |  | 1900 | 1903 | 1900–1903 | Cape Verde | CPV | 11000 | 20000 | false |
| 1901-china-shanxi-and-shaanxi-provinces-and-i |  |  | 1901 | 1901 | 1901 | China (Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces) and Inner Mongolia |  | 200000 | 200000 | false |
| 1904-spain | Famine in Spain |  | 1904 | 1906 | 1904–1906 | Spain | ESP |  |  |  |
| 1906-china | Chinese famine of 1906–1907 | Q85764437 | 1906 | 1907 | 1906–1907 | China | CHN | 20000000 | 25000000 | false |
| 1913-ethiopia | Famine, grain price rose "thirtyfold" |  | 1913 | 1914 | 1913–1914 | Ethiopia | ETH |  |  |  |
| 1914-lebanon | Great Famine of Mount Lebanon | Q19544704 | 1914 | 1918 | 1914–1918 | Lebanon | LBN | 200000 | 200000 | false |
| 1914-germany |  |  | 1914 | 1919 | 1914–1919 | Germany | DEU | 763000 | 763000 | false |
| 1917-german-east-africa | Famine in German East Africa | Q705571 | 1917 | 1917 | 1917 | German East Africa |  | 300000 | 300000 | false |
| 1917-iran | Persian famine of 1917–1919 | Q5957422 | 1917 | 1919 | 1917–1919 | Iran | IRN | 2000000 | 2000000 | false |
| 1918-rwanda-and-burundi-present-day | Rumanura famine | Q105002970 | 1918 | 1919 | 1918–1919 | Rwanda and Burundi (present day) |  |  |  |  |
| 1918-first-republic-of-armenia |  |  | 1918 | 1920 | 1918-1920 | First Republic of Armenia |  |  |  |  |
| 1919-turkestan | Kazakh famine of 1919–1922 | Q4142067 | 1919 | 1922 | 1919–1922 | Turkestan |  |  |  |  |
| 1920-china | Famine in northern China |  | 1920 | 1921 | 1920–1921 | China | CHN | 500000 | 500000 | false |
| 1920-cape-verde | Famine in Cape Verde |  | 1920 | 1922 | 1920–1922 | Cape Verde | CPV | 24000 | 25000 | false |
| 1921-russia | Russian famine of 1921–1922 | Q2172846 | 1921 | 1921 | 1921 | Russia | RUS | 5000000 | 5000000 | false |
| 1921-russia-2 | 1921–1922 famine in Tatarstan | Q3567380 | 1921 | 1922 | 1921–1922 | Russia | RUS | 500000 | 2000000 | false |
| 1921-ukraine | 1921–1923 famine in Soviet Russian Ukraine |  | 1921 | 1923 | 1921–1923 | Ukraine | UKR | 250000 | 1000000 | false |
| 1924-russia |  |  | 1924 | 1925 | 1924–1925 | Russia | RUS |  |  |  |
| 1924-irish-free-state | Minor famine in Ireland due to heavy rain | Q55614631 | 1924 | 1925 | 1924–1925 | Irish Free State |  |  |  |  |
| 1926-darfur-anglo-egyptian-sudan | Famine in Darfur |  | 1926 | 1926 | 1926 | Darfur, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan |  |  |  |  |
| 1928-rwanda-and-burundi-present-day |  |  | 1928 | 1929 | 1928–1929 | Rwanda and Burundi (present day) |  |  |  |  |
| 1928-china | Chinese famine of 1928–1930 | Q26971 | 1928 | 1930 | 1928–1930 | China | CHN | 3000000 | 10000000 | false |
| 1930-madagascar | First Kere | Q109313319 | 1930 | 1934 | 1930–1934 | Madagascar | MDG | 500000 | 500000 | false |
| 1932-russian-sfsr-ukrainian-ssr-and-kazakh-as | Soviet famine of 1932–1933 | Q2497254 | 1932 | 1933 | 1932–1933 | Russian SFSR, Ukrainian SSR, and Kazakh ASSR |  | 5000000 | 7000000 | false |
| 1939-spain |  |  | 1939 | 1952 | 1939–1952 | Spain | ESP | 200000 | 200000 | false |
| 1940-cape-verde | Famine in Cape Verde |  | 1940 | 1943 | 1940–1943 | Cape Verde | CPV | 20000 | 20000 | false |
| 1940-occupied-poland |  |  | 1940 | 1945 | 1940–1945 | Occupied Poland |  |  |  |  |
| 1940-morocco |  |  | 1940 | 1948 | 1940–1948 | Morocco | MAR | 200000 | 200000 | false |
| 1941-soviet-union |  |  | 1941 | 1944 | 1941–1944 | Soviet Union | SUN | 800000 | 1000000 | false |
| 1941-greece | Great Famine (Greece) | Q2558509 | 1941 | 1944 | 1941–1944 | Greece | GRC | 300000 | 300000 | false |
| 1941-soviet-union-2 |  |  | 1941 | 1942 | 1941–1942 | Soviet Union | SUN | 30000 | 80000 | false |
| 1941-soviet-union-3 |  |  | 1941 | 1943 | 1941–1943 | Soviet Union | SUN | 10000 | 10000 | false |
| 1942-henan-china | Chinese famine of 1942–1943 | Q11141749 | 1942 | 1943 | 1942–1943 | Henan, China | CHN | 700000 | 3000000 | false |
| 1942-iran | Iranian famine of 1942–1943 | Q77691486 | 1942 | 1943 | 1942–1943 | Iran | IRN | 4000000 | 4000000 | false |
| 1943-bengal-british-india | Bengal famine of 1943 | Q522837 | 1943 | 1943 | 1943 | Bengal, British India |  | 2100000 | 2100000 | false |
| 1943-rwanda-and-burundi-present-day | Ruzagayura famine | Q17016256 | 1943 | 1944 | 1943–1944 | Rwanda and Burundi (present day) |  | 36000 | 50000 | false |
| 1943-yemen-present-day | Famine in Hadhramaut | Q1517159 | 1943 | 1945 | 1943–1945 | Yemen (present day) | YEM | 10000 | 10000 | false |
| 1943-madagascar | Second Kere | Q109313319 | 1943 | 1946 | 1943–1946 | Madagascar | MDG | 1000000 | 1000000 | false |
| 1944-java-indonesia | Java under Japanese occupation | Q702310 | 1944 | 1945 | 1944–1945 | Java, Indonesia |  | 2400000 | 2400000 | false |
| 1944-netherlands | Dutch famine of 1944–1945 during World War II | Q2562594 | 1944 | 1945 | 1944–1945 | Netherlands | NLD | 20000 | 20000 | false |
| 1944-vietnam | Vietnamese famine of 1944–1945 | Q707698 | 1944 | 1945 | 1944–1945 | Vietnam | VNM | 600000 | 2000000 | false |
| 1945-soviet-union | Famine in Königsberg (Kaliningrad) | Q4120832 | 1945 | 1947 | 1945–1947 | Soviet Union | SUN | 57000 | 76500 | false |
| 1946-germany | Hungerwinter | Q4745461 | 1946 | 1947 | 1946–1947 | Germany | DEU | 100000 |  | true |
| 1946-soviet-union | Soviet famine of 1946–1947 | Q4027380 | 1946 | 1947 | 1946–1947 | Soviet Union | SUN | 1000000 | 1500000 | false |
| 1946-cape-verde | Famine in Cape Verde |  | 1946 | 1948 | 1946–1948 | Cape Verde | CPV | 30000 | 30000 | false |
| 1949-malawi | Nyasaland famine of 1949 | Q55627151 | 1949 | 1949 | 1949 | Malawi | MWI | 200 | 200 | false |
| 1950-canada | 1950 Caribou Inuit famine | Q60760742 | 1950 | 1950 | 1950 | Canada | CAN | 60 | 60 | false |
| 1955-madagascar | Third Kere | Q109313319 | 1955 | 1958 | 1955–1958 | Madagascar | MDG |  |  |  |
| 1958-ethiopia | Famine in Tigray | Q3066282 | 1958 | 1958 | 1958 | Ethiopia | ETH | 100000 | 100000 | false |
| 1959-china-mainland | Great Chinese Famine | Q2454958 | 1959 | 1961 | 1959–1961 | China (mainland) |  | 15000000 | 55000000 | false |
| 1966-indonesia |  |  | 1966 | 1967 | 1966–1967 | Indonesia | IDN | 50000 | 50000 | false |
| 1966-burma | Rice crisis |  | 1966 | 1967 | 1966–1967 | Burma |  |  |  |  |
| 1967-biafra |  |  | 1967 | 1970 | 1967–1970 | Biafra |  | 2000000 | 2000000 | false |
| 1968-mauritania-mali-chad-niger-and-burkina-f | Sahel drought created a famine that killed a million people | Q426944 | 1968 | 1972 | 1968–1972 | Mauritania, Mali, Chad, Niger and Burkina Faso |  | 1000000 | 1000000 | false |
| 1970-madagascar | Fourth Kere | Q109313319 | 1970 | 1972 | 1970–1972 | Madagascar | MDG |  |  |  |
| 1971-afghanistan | Afghanistan drought |  | 1971 | 1973 | 1971–1973 | Afghanistan |  |  |  |  |
| 1972-burundi | Politically induced famine |  | 1972 | 1972 | 1972 | Burundi | BDI | 300000 | 300000 | false |
| 1972-ethiopia | Famines in Ethiopia | Q3066282 | 1972 | 1973 | 1972–1973 | Ethiopia | ETH | 60000 | 60000 | false |
| 1973-darfur-sudan | Darfur drought |  | 1973 | 1973 | 1973 | Darfur, Sudan | SDN | 1000 | 1000 | false |
| 1974-bangladesh | Bangladesh famine of 1974 | Q4855418 | 1974 | 1974 | 1974 | Bangladesh | BGD | 27000 | 1500000 | false |
| 1975-cambodia |  |  | 1975 | 1979 | 1975–1979 | Cambodia | KHM | 500000 | 500000 | false |
| 1980-uganda | Caused by drought and conflict |  | 1980 | 1981 | 1980–1981 | Uganda | UGA | 30000 | 30000 | false |
| 1980-madagascar | Fifth Kere | Q109313319 | 1980 | 1982 | 1980–1982 | Madagascar | MDG |  |  |  |
| 1982-madagascar | Sixth Kere | Q109313319 | 1982 | 1983 | 1982–1983 | Madagascar | MDG | 230000 |  | true |
| 1982-mozambique |  |  | 1982 | 1985 | 1982–1985 | Mozambique | MOZ | 100000 | 100000 | false |
| 1983-ethiopia | 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia | Q1637896 | 1983 | 1985 | 1983–1985 | Ethiopia | ETH | 400000 | 600000 | false |
| 1984-sudan |  |  | 1984 | 1985 | 1984–1985 | Sudan | SDN | 240000 | 240000 | false |
| 1986-madagascar | Seventh Kere | Q109313319 | 1986 | 1987 | 1986–1987 | Madagascar | MDG | 7600 | 7600 | false |
| 1988-sudan |  |  | 1988 | 1988 | 1988 | Sudan | SDN | 100000 | 100000 | false |
| 1988-madagascar | Eighth Kere | Q109313319 | 1988 | 1989 | 1988–1989 | Madagascar | MDG |  |  |  |
| 1991-somalia | Famine in Somalia caused by drought and civil war | Q15062104 | 1991 | 1992 | 1991–1992 | Somalia | SOM | 300000 | 300000 | false |
| 1992-madagascar | Ninth Kere | Q109313319 | 1992 | 1994 | 1992–1994 | Madagascar | MDG |  |  |  |
| 1993-sudan | 1993 Sudan famine | Q39046853 | 1993 | 1993 | 1993 | Sudan | SDN | 20000 | 20000 | false |
| 1995-north-korea | North Korean famine | Q698323 | 1995 | 2000 | 1995–2000 | North Korea | PRK | 200000 | 3500000 | false |
| 1995-madagascar | Tenth Kere | Q109313319 | 1995 | 1996 | 1995–1996 | Madagascar | MDG |  |  |  |
| 1997-madagascar | Eleventh Kere | Q109313319 | 1997 | 1998 | 1997–1998 | Madagascar | MDG |  |  |  |
| 1998-sudan | 1998 Sudan famine | Q4594006 | 1998 | 1998 | 1998 | Sudan | SDN | 70000 | 70000 | false |
| 1998-afghanistan | 1998 Afghanistan famine |  | 1998 | 1998 | 1998 | Afghanistan |  |  |  |  |
| 1998-ethiopia | Famines in Ethiopia | Q3066282 | 1998 | 2000 | 1998–2000 | Ethiopia | ETH |  |  |  |
| 1998-democratic-republic-of-the-congo |  |  | 1998 | 2004 | 1998–2004 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | COD | 2700000 | 2700000 | false |
| 2003-sudan |  |  | 2003 | 2005 | 2003–2005 | Sudan | SDN | 200000 | 200000 | false |
| 2004-madagascar | Twelfth Kere | Q109313319 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004–2005 | Madagascar | MDG |  |  |  |
| 2005-niger-and-west-africa |  |  | 2005 | 2006 | 2005–2006 | Niger and West Africa |  | 47755 | 47755 | false |
| 2009-madagascar | Thirteenth Kere | Q109313319 | 2009 | 2013 | 2009–2013 | Madagascar | MDG |  |  |  |
| 2011-somalia |  |  | 2011 | 2012 | 2011–2012 | Somalia | SOM | 285000 | 285000 | false |
| 2012-senegal-gambia-niger-mauritania-mali-bur | Famine in West Africa, brought on by the 2012 Sahel drought | Q4626681 | 2012 | 2012 | 2012 | Senegal, Gambia, Niger, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso |  |  |  |  |
| 2014-madagascar | Fourteenth Kere | Q109313319 | 2014 | 2017 | 2014–2017 | Madagascar | MDG |  |  |  |
| 2016-yemen | Famine in Yemen (2016–present) | Q28220588 | 2016 |  | 2016–present | Yemen | YEM | 85000 | 85000 | false |
| 2017-south-sudan-unity-state-and-somalia | Food insecurity and famine in South Sudan | Q28810727 | 2017 | 2017 | 2017 | South Sudan, Unity State and Somalia |  |  |  |  |
| 2020-tigray-ethiopia | Famine in the Tigray War | Q105434352 | 2020 |  | 2020–present | Tigray, Ethiopia |  | 150000 |  | true |
| 2021-madagascar | Kere (famine) | Q109313319 | 2021 |  | 2021–present | Madagascar | MDG |  |  |  |
| 2021-afghanistan | Aftermath of the War in Afghanistan | Q111955694 | 2021 |  | 2021–present | Afghanistan | AFG |  |  |  |
| 2023-nagorno-karabakh | Blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh | Q115687718 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | Nagorno-Karabakh |  | 1 | 1 | false |
| 2023-gaza-strip-palestine | Gaza Strip famine | Q124302798 | 2023 | 2025 | 2023–2025 | Gaza Strip, Palestine | PSE | 463 | 463 | false |
| 2024-haiti | 2024 famine in Haiti | Q130397053 | 2024 |  | 2024–present | Haiti | HTI |  |  |  |
| 2024-sudan | Famine in Sudan (2024–present) | Q126937295 | 2024 |  | 2024–present | Sudan | SDN | 522000 |  | true |
| 2025-syria | 2025 hunger crisis in Syria | Q136085396 | 2025 |  | 2025–present | Syria | SYR |  |  |  |

Source: https://aidb.si/d/famines — From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: "List of famines" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_famines), by Wikipedia contributors. Wikidata identifiers are CC0.