According to The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2001, from October 1999 to June 2001 alone, 22 countries were affected by drought, 17 by hurricanes or floods, 14 by civil war or strife, 3 by extremely cold winters, and 2 by earthquakes.
Ziņojumā The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2001 bija teikts, ka laikposmā no 1999. gada oktobra līdz 2001. gada jūnijam 22 valstis piemeklēja sausums, 17 valstis pieredzēja viesuļvētru vai plūdus, 14 valstīs norisinājās pilsoņu karš vai bruņoti konflikti, 3 valstis pārcieta ārkārtīgi aukstu ziemu un 2 valstīs notika zemestrīce.