- Type:
- Famine
- Date:
- 1888 CE – 1892 CE
- Location:
- Ethiopia
- Deaths:
- 1,500,000
Other famine records of 1888 CE
- Sudan · 1,500,000 deaths
- India · 150,000 deaths
- Famine
- 館陶縣, Hebei
- 藍山縣, Hunan
- 陽新縣, Hubei
Source: Our World in Data — Famines and the deaths in them (1870–2021) · License: CC BY 4.0 · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did Famine: Ethiopia (1888-1892) (1888 CE) happen?
- 1888 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from Our World in Data — Famines and the deaths in them (1870–2021); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 1,500,000. Historical death tolls vary by source.