List of famines - Wikipedia List of famines This article needs to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( January 2017 ) Depiction of victims of the Great Irish Famine, 1845 -- 1849 This is a selective list of known major famines, ordered by date. Between 108 BC and 1911 AD, there were no fewer than 1,828 major famines in China, or one nearly every year in one or another province ; however, the famines varied greatly in severity. There were 95 famines in Britain during the Middle Ages. Date Event Location Death toll ( estimate ) 2200 -- 2100 BC The 4.2 kiloyear event caused famines and civilizational collapse worldwide global 441 BC The first famine recorded in ancient Rome. Ancient Rome 26 BC Famine recorded throughout Near East and Levant, as recorded by Josephus Judea 20,000 + 400 -- 800 AD Various famines in Western Europe associated with the Fall of the Western Roman Empire and its sack by Alaric I. Between 400 and 800 AD, the population of the city of Rome fell by over 90 %, mainly because of famine and plague. Western Europe 535 -- 536 AD Extreme weather events of 535 -- 536 global 639 Famine in Arabia during the Caliphate of Umar ibn al - Khattab Arabia 750s Islamic Spain ( Al - Andalus ) 800 -- 1000 Severe drought killed millions of Maya people due to famine and thirst and initiated a cascade of internal collapses that destroyed their civilization Mayan areas of Mesoamerica 1 million+ 875 -- 84 Peasant rebellion in China inspired by famine ; Huang Chao captured capital China 927 -- 28 Caused by four months of frost Byzantine Empire 1005 England 1016 Famine throughout Europe Europe 1051 Famine forced the Toltecs to migrate from a stricken region in what is now central Mexico Mexico ( present day ) 1064 -- 72 Seven years ' famine in Egypt Egypt 40,000 1097 Famine and plague France 7005100000000000000 ♠ 100,000 1181 Yōwa famine ( ja ) Japan 7004423000000000000 ♠ 42,300 1230 Famine in the Republic of Novgorod Russia 1229 -- 32 The Kangi famine, possibly the worst famine in Japan 's history. Caused by volcanic eruptions. Japan 1235 Famine in England, 20,000 died in London alone England 20,000 1255 Portugal 1275 -- 99 Collapse of the Anasazi civilization, widespread famine occurred United States ( present day ) 1315 -- 17 Great Famine of 1315 -- 1317 Europe 1333 -- 37 China 1344 -- 45 Famine in India, under the regime of Muhammad bin Tughluq India 1387 After Timur the Lame left Asia Minor, severe famine ensued Anatolia 1396 -- 1407 The Durga Devi famine India 1441 Famine in Mayapan Mexico 1450 -- 54 Famine in the Aztec Empire, interpreted as the gods ' need for sacrifices. Mexico ( present day ) 1460 -- 61 Kanshō famine in Japan Japan 82,000 1504 Spain 1518 Venice Italy ( present day ) 1528 Famine in Languedoc France 1535 Famine in Ethiopia Ethiopia 1540 Tenbun famine ( ja ) Japan 1567 -- 70 Famine in Harar, combined with plague. Emir of Harar died. Ethiopia 1586 Famine in England which gave rise to the Poor Law system England 1601 -- 03 One of the worst famines in all of Russian history ; famine killed as many as 100,000 in Moscow and up to one - third of Tsar Godunov 's subjects ; see Russian famine of 1601 -- 1603. Same famine killed about half Estonian population. Russia 7006200000000000000 ♠ 2 million 1618 -- 48 Famines in Europe caused by Thirty Years ' War Europe 1619 Famine in Japan. During the Tokugawa period, there were 154 famines, of which 21 were widespread and serious. Japan 1630 -- 31 Deccan Famine of 1630 -- 32 ( Note : There was a corresponding famine in northwestern China, eventually causing the Ming dynasty to collapse in 1644 ) India 1640 -- 43 Kan'ei Great Famine Japan 50,000 - 100,000 1648 -- 60 Poland lost an estimated 1 / 3 of its population due to wars, famine, and plague Poland 1649 Famine in northern England England 1650 -- 52 Famine in the east of France France 1651 -- 53 Famine throughout much of Ireland during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland Ireland 1661 Famine in India, due to lack of any rainfall for two years India 1670s -- 80s Plague and famines in Spain Spain 1680 Famine in Sardinia Italy ( present day ) 7004800000000000000 ♠ 80,000 1680s Famine in Sahel 1690s Famine throughout Scotland which killed 5 -- 15 % of the population Scotland 60,000 - 180,000 1693 -- 94 Between 1.3 and 1.5 million French died in the fr : grande famine de 1693 - 1694 France 7006150000000000000 ♠ 1.5 million 1695 -- 97 Great Famine of Estonia killed about a fifth of Estonian and Livonian population ( 70,000 -- 75,000 people ). Famine also hit Sweden ( 80,000 -- 100,000 dead ) The Swedish Empire, of which Swedish Estonia and Swedish Livonia were dominions at that time 150,000 -- 175,000 1696 -- 97 Great Famine of Finland wiped out almost a third of the population Finland, then part of Sweden proper 1702 -- 04 Famine in Deccan India 7006200000000000000 ♠ 2 million 1708 -- 11 Famine in East Prussia killed 250,000 people or 41 % of its population East Prussia 7005250000000000000 ♠ 250,000 1709 -- 10 The fr : Grande famine de 1709 France 600.000 1722 Arabia 1727 -- 28 Famine in the English Midlands England 1732 -- 33 Kyōhō famine Japan 12,172 - 169,000 1738 -- 56 Famine in West Africa, half the population of Timbuktu died of starvation West Africa 1740 -- 41 Great Irish Famine ( 1740 -- 1741 ) Ireland 1750 -- 56 Famine in the Senegambia region 1764 Famine in Naples Italy ( present day ) 1769 -- 73 Great Bengal famine of 1770, 10 million dead ( one third of population ) India, Bangladesh ( present day ) 7007100000000000000 ♠ 10 million 1770 -- 71 Famines in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands people Czech Republic ( present day ) 100,000 + 1771 -- 72 Famine in Saxony and southern Germany Germany 1773 Famine in Sweden Sweden 1779 Famine in Rabat Morocco 1780s Great Tenmei famine Japan 20,000 -- 920,000 1783 Famine in Iceland caused by Laki eruption killed one - fifth of Iceland 's population Iceland 1783 -- 84 Chalisa famine India 7007110000000000000 ♠ 11 million 1784 Widespread famine throughout Egypt Egypt 1784 -- 85 Famine in Tunisia killed up to one - fifth of all Tunisians Tunisia 1788 The two years previous to the French Revolution saw bad harvests and harsh winters, possibly because of a strong El Niño cycle or caused by the 1783 Laki eruption in Iceland. France 1789 Famine in Ethiopia afflicted `` amhara / tigray north '' 1789 -- 92 Doji bara famine or Skull famine India 11 million 1804 - 1872, 1913 A series of 14 famines in Austrian Galicia Poland, Ukraine ( present day ) 400,000 - 550,000 1810, 1811, 1846, and 1849 Four famines in China China 7007450000000000000 ♠ 45 million. 1811 -- 12 Famine devastated Madrid Spain 7004200000000000000 ♠ 20,000 1815 Eruption of Tambora, Indonesia. Tens of thousands died in subsequent famine Indonesia 10,000 1816 -- 17 Year Without a Summer Europe 7004650000000000000 ♠ 65,000 1830 -- 33 Claimed to have killed 42 % of the population Cape Verde 7004300000000000000 ♠ 30,000 1830s Tenpo famine Japan 1837 -- 38 Agra famine of 1837 -- 38 India 1 million 1845 -- 57 Highland Potato Famine Scotland 1845 -- 49 Great Famine in Ireland killed more than 1 million people and over 1.5 -- 2 million emigrated Ireland 7006150000000000000 ♠ 1.5 million 1846 Famine led to the peasant revolt known as `` Maria da Fonte '' in the north of Portugal Portugal 1849 -- 50 Demak and Grobogan in Central Java, caused by four successive crop failures due to drought. Indonesia 7004830000000000000 ♠ 83,000 1850 -- 73 As a result of Taiping Rebellion, drought, and famine, the population of China dropped by more than 60 million China 60 million 1860 -- 61 Upper Doab famine of 1860 -- 61 India 2 million 1866 Orissa famine of 1866 India 7006100000000000000 ♠ 1 million 1866 -- 68 Finnish famine of 1866 -- 1868. About 15 % of the entire population died Finland, northern Sweden 7005150000000000000 ♠ 150,000 + 1869 Rajputana famine of 1869 India 7006150000000000000 ♠ 1.5 million 1870 -- 72 Persian famine of 1870 -- 1872 Iran ( present day ) 7006200000000000000 ♠ 2 million 1873 -- 74 Famine in Anatolia caused by drought and floods Turkey ( present day ) 1879 1879 Famine in Ireland. Unlike previous famines, this famine mainly caused hunger and food shortages but little mortality. Ireland 1873 -- 74 Bihar famine of 1873 -- 74 India 1876 -- 79 Famine in India, China, Brazil, Northern Africa ( and other countries ). Famine in northern China killed 13 million people. 5.25 million died in the Great Famine of 1876 -- 78 in India India, China, Brazil, Northern Africa ( and other countries ). 18.25 million in Northern China and India alone. British policies and drought were responsible for the deaths in India. The famine in China was a result of drought influenced by the El Niño - Southern Oscillation. 1878 -- 80 Famine in St. Lawrence Island, Alaska United States 1888 -- 89 Famine in Orrisa, Ganjam and Northern Bihar India 1888 -- 92 Ethiopian Great famine. About one - third of the population died. Conditions worsen with cholera outbreaks ( 1889 -- 92 ), a typhus epidemic, and a major smallpox epidemic ( 1889 -- 90 ). Ethiopia 1891 -- 92 Russian famine of 1891 -- 92. Beginning along the Volga River and spreading to the Urals and the Black Sea. Russia 7005375000000000000 ♠ 375,000 -- 500,000 1896 -- 97 Famine in northern China leading in part to the Boxer Rebellion China 1896 -- 1902 Series of famines in India due to drought and British policies. India 6 million ( British Territories ), Mortality unknown in Princely States 1904 -- 06 Famine in Spain. Spain 1907, 1911 Famines in east - central China China 25 million 1914 -- 18 Mount Lebanon famine during World War I which was caused by an Entente powers and Ottoman Turk blockade of food and to a swarm of locusts which killed up to 200,000 people, estimated to be half of the Mount Lebanon population Lebanon 200,000 1914 -- 19 Famine caused by the Allied blockade of Germany during World War I until Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles. Germany 424,000 -- 763,000 1916 -- 17 Winter famine in Russia Russia 1917 -- 19 Persian famine of 1917 - 1918. As much as 1 / 4 of the population living in the north of Iran died in the famine. Although the research of Mohammad Gholi Majd alleges as many as 8 -- 10 million killed, this is based on an original population estimate of 19 million. Other estimates place the original population at only 11 million, calling Majd 's numbers heavily into question. The Iranian government has stated that the famine was caused by the British ( this is disputed ) and that 8 -- 10 million people died, this death toll also being in the American Archives. Iran ( present day ) As high as 8 -- 10 million 1918 -- 19 Rumanura famine in Ruanda - Burundi, causing large migrations to the Congo Rwanda and Burundi ( present day ) 1917 -- 21 A series of famines in Turkestan at the time of the Bolshevik revolution killed about a sixth of the population Turkestan 1921 Russian famine of 1921 Russia 7006500000000000000 ♠ 5 million 1921 -- 22 1921 -- 1922 famine in Tatarstan Russia 500,000 -- 2,000,000 1924 -- 25 Famine in Volga German colonies in Russia. One - third of the entire population perished Russia 1924 -- 25 Minor famine in Ireland due to heavy rain Irish Free State 1928 -- 29 Famine in Ruanda - Burundi, causing large migrations to the Congo Rwanda and Burundi ( present day ) 1928 -- 30 Famine in northern China. The drought resulted in 3 million deaths China 3 million 1932 -- 33 Soviet famine of 1932 -- 1933 and Soviet - related famine in Ukraine Soviet Union and Ukraine 7007100000000000000 ♠ 7 -- 10 million in Ukraine, millions in Russia 1936 Famine in China China 7006500000000000000 ♠ 5 million 1940 -- 48 Famine in Morocco between 1940 -- 48, because of refueling system installed by France. Morocco 200 000 1940 -- 45 Famine in Warsaw Ghetto, as well as other ghettos and concentration camps ( note : this famine was the result of deliberate denial of food to ghetto residents on the part of Nazis ). Occupied Poland 1941 -- 44 Leningrad famine caused by a 900 - day blockade by German troops. About one million Leningrad residents starved, froze, or were bombed to death in the winter of 1941 -- 42, when supply routes to the city were cut off and temperatures dropped to − 40 ° C ( − 40 ° F ). Russia 7006100000000000000 ♠ 1 million 1941 -- 44 Famine in Greece caused by the Axis occupation. Greece 7005300000000000000 ♠ 300,000 1942 -- 43 Chinese famine of 1942 -- 43 Henan, China 7006150000000000000 ♠ 2 -- 3 million 1943 Bengal famine of 1943 Bengal, India 7006150000000000000 ♠ 1.5 - 2.1 million 1943 Ruzagayura famine in Ruanda - Urundi, causing emigrations to Congo Rwanda and Burundi ( present day ) 1944 -- 45 Java under Japanese occupation Java, Indonesia 7006240000000000000 ♠ 2.4 million 1944 Dutch famine of 1944 during World War II Netherlands 7004200000000000000 ♠ 20,000 1944 Rwanda famine of 1944 Rwanda 1945 Vietnamese Famine of 1945 Vietnam 7005400000000000000 ♠ 400,000 -- 2 million 1947 Soviet Famine of 1947 Soviet Union 7006100000000000000 ♠ 1 -- 1.5 million 1946 - 47 German `` Hungerwinter '' Germany several 100,000 1958 Famine in Tigray Ethiopia 7005100000000000000 ♠ 100,000 1959 -- 61 The Great Chinese Famine. According to government statistics, there were 15 million excess deaths. China 7007150000000000000 ♠ 15 -- 43 million 1966 -- 67 Lombok, drought and malnutrition, exacerbated by restrictions on regional rice trade Indonesia 7004500000000000000 ♠ 50,000 1967 -- 70 Biafran famine caused by Nigerian blockade Nigeria 1968 -- 72 Sahel drought created a famine that killed a million people Mauritania, Mali, Chad, Niger and Burkina Faso 1 million 1972 -- 73 Famine in Ethiopia caused by drought and poor governance ; failure of the government to handle this crisis led to the fall of Haile Selassie and to Derg rule Ethiopia 7004600000000000000 ♠ 60,000 Bangladesh famine of 1974 Bangladesh 27,000 - 1.5 million 1975 -- 79 Khmer Rouge. An estimated 2 million Cambodians lost their lives to murder, forced labor and famine Cambodia 2 million 1980 -- 81 Caused by drought and conflict Uganda 7004300000000000000 ♠ 30,000 1984 -- 85 1984 -- 1985 famine in Ethiopia Ethiopia 400,000 1991 -- 92 Famine in Somalia caused by drought and civil war Somalia 7005300000000000000 ♠ 300,000 North Korean famine. Scholars estimate 600,000 died of starvation ( other estimates range from 200,000 to 3.5 million ). North Korea 7005200000000000000 ♠ 200,000 to 3.5 million 1998 1998 Sudan famine caused by war and drought Sudan 7004700000000000000 ♠ 70,000 1998 -- 2000 Famine in Ethiopia. The situation worsened by Eritrean -- Ethiopian War Ethiopia 1998 -- 2004 Second Congo War. 3.8 million people died, mostly from starvation and disease Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.8 million 2005 -- 06 2005 -- 06 Niger food crisis. At least three million were affected in Niger and 10 million throughout West Africa Niger and West Africa 2011 -- 12 Famine in Somalia, brought on by the 2011 East Africa drought Somalia 285,000 2012 Famine in West Africa, brought on by the 2012 Sahel drought Senegal, Gambia, Niger, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso 2016 -- present Famine in Yemen, arising from the blockade of Yemen by Saudi Arabia Yemen At least 50,000 children Unknown number of adults 2017 -- present Famine in South Sudan. Famine in Somalia, due to 2017 Somalian drought. Famine in Nigeria South Sudan, Unity State, Somalia, Nigeria Contents 1 See also 1.1 Main article lists 1.2 Other articles 2 References 3 Bibliography 4 External links See also Sustainable development portal Main article lists Bengal famine Droughts and famines in Russia and the Soviet Union Famine in India Famines in Czech lands Famines in Ethiopia Famines, epidemics, and public health in the British Raj Great Bengal famine of 1770 Great Famine of 1876 -- 78 Holodomor List of famines in China North Korean famine Timeline of major famines in India during British rule Other articles 2007 -- 08 world food price crisis Agriculture and population limits Collapse : How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Disaster Extreme weather events of 535 -- 536 Famine Famine Early Warning Systems Network Famine events Famine relief Famine scales Food security Great Famine Hunger Plan Indian Famine Codes Late Victorian Holocausts ( book on the great ENSO famines of 1876 -- 80, 1896 -- 1900 ) Life expectancy List of natural disasters by death toll List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll Live Aid Medieval demography Overpopulation Population decline Potato famine Starvation The Population Bomb Theories of famines World population References Jump up ^ Mallory, Walter H. ; Vinacke, Harold M. ; King - Hall, Stephen ( 1 January 1927 ). `` Review of China : Land of Famine. 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Question: when was africa had famines in the past
Answer: 1738–56