Table 10 Percentage of hydrological drought-vulnerable zones.

From: Delineating the drought vulnerability zones in Bangladesh

Vulnerable zones

Hydrological region

Eastern Hills

North Central

North East

North West

River and Estuary

South Central

South East

South West

Very Low

0.38%

4.74%

30.83%

4.92%

13.21%

39.99%

49.02%

29.46%

Low

13.97%

28.25%

28.99%

35.45%

32.22%

43.07%

31.56%

41.06%

Moderate

29.58%

41.85%

28.35%

42.70%

39.13%

15.09%

11.76%

22.74%

High

42.35%

18.34%

11.20%

10.28%

13.16%

1.85%

5.71%

6.74%

Very High

13.72%

6.83%

0.62%

6.66%

2.28%

0.00%

1.96%

0.01%