The Podes data suggests that nationwide, there were 4% of villages throughout Indonesia thad experienced drought at least once during 2018-2019. Provinces with highest incidence of drought episodes in 2018-2019 include DI Yogyakarta (12% of villages), Gorontalo (12%), and Nusa Tenggara Timur (11%). Such high drought occurrences are attributable to low access to clean water for irigation, and frequent forest fires occurring in the region. Meanwhile, provinces with lowest incidence of droughts in 2018-2019 include Kepulauan Bangka Belitung (1%), DKI Jakarta (0.37%), and Papua (0.14%).