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Table 27.2 Rice area (in 100 ha) lost due to droughts that occurred in different seasons and regions of Vietnam during 1980-98

North mountain and midland Red River delta North-central South-central Mekong River delta

Winter- Winter- Winter- Summer- Winter- Summer- Winter- Summer-

Year spring Summer spring Summer spring autumn Summer spring autumn Summer spring autumn Summer

1980 945 75 30 5 7 417 279

1981 379 81 850 13 731 1713 585 461 150 11,054 4042

1982 410 48 542 1200 2342 2440 571 150 1305

1983 213 194 35 15 660 2464 6 1615 2060 1372 38,162

1984 690 71 470 615 659 1709 30 1998 11 200 2011 4693

1985 821 245 40 5 592 1386 2700 685 3385 4600

1986 200 25 1065 562 716 124 150 6300 109

1987 530 90 1995 1060 610 1437 1270 21,427 8357

1988 1542 2961 2036 162 680 1901 2452 450 6877 640

1989 783 112 25 12 598 162 88 5235 8340 280

1990 1542 1835 644 1200 294 105 10 277 314 524 18,103 631

1991 1676 9047 1035 685 1814 2173 264 15 257 15 50 21

1992 1538 1115 1545 620 1143 1988 3000 5 326 111 1250 39,062 7835

1993 1086 1196 752 4 2138 12,305 5500 15417 1834 7045 3180 8564 188

1994 1100 763 24 174 1222 1234 8 616 1223 771 4886 1074

1995 989 977 724 190 509 4092 2500 169 239 295 573 777 89

1996 2735 609 12 155 2815 2350 696 969 735 2735 527

1997 796 152 5 17 750 300 24 352 1067 111 14,217

1998 1507 858 160 31,018 12,900 758 5797 657 19,414 32,109

1999 19,482 20,454 11,282 6184 9658 62,650 37,683 16,449 23,995 16,451 32,343 182,524 71,248