In December 2025, desert locusts were primarily distributed in the Nile Valley irrigation zone and the southern border areas of Egypt, the central-to-southern Red Sea coastal zone of Saudi Arabia, and the southern Gulf of Aden coastal plains of Yemen, affecting 17.0, 18.5, and 22.2 thousand hectares of vegetation, respectively. 

In November 2025, desert locusts were primarily distributed in northwestern Somalia, the southwestern Red Sea coastal zone and neighbouring mountains of Saudi Arabia, and the western Red Sea coast–southern Gulf of Aden coast in Yemen, affecting 15.2, 19.1, and 21.1 thousand hectares of vegetation, respectively.

In October 2025, desert locusts were primarily distributed along the upper Nile Valley corridor and adjacent areas in Egypt, the southwestern Red Sea coastal zone and neighbouring mountains in Saudi Arabia, and the western Red Sea coast and southern Gulf of Aden coast in Yemen, affecting 15.3, 17.1, and 18.7 thousand hectares of vegetation, respectively.

In September 2025, desert locusts were primarily distributed across the central–western interior of Eritrea, the western Red Sea coastal zone and the southern interior of Saudi Arabia, and the southern Gulf of Aden coast of Yemen, affecting 15.2, 16.8, and 17.9 thousand hectares of vegetation, respectively. 

In August 2025, desert locusts were primarily distributed in the central Nubian Desert and the southern Toshka irrigation area of Egypt, the western lowland corridor of Eritrea, and the western Red Sea coastal provinces of Yemen, affecting 15.7, 13.9, and 17.2 thousand hectares of vegetation, respectively.

In July 2025, desert locusts were primarily distributed in the western desert and the central Nile Valley of Egypt, the inland regions from southern to northern Saudi Arabia, and the eastern plains and the southeastern desert fringe of Pakistan, affecting 17.1, 16.2, and 14.4 thousand hectares of vegetation, respectively.

In June 2025, desert locusts were primarily distributed in the western desert and the central Nile Valley of Egypt, the northwestern coastal and adjacent plateau areas of Somalia, and the northern and central inland areas of Saudi Arabia, affecting 15.7, 14.7, and 17.8 thousand hectares of vegetation, respectively. 

In May 2025, desert locusts were primarily distributed in the western regions and the central Nile Valley of Egypt, the northeastern regions of Ethiopia, and the northern and central inland areas of Saudi Arabia, affecting 16.3, 15.2, and 18.3 thousand hectares of vegetation, respectively. 

In April 2025, desert locusts were primarily distributed in the western inland areas and the central Nile Valley of Egypt, the central inland regions of Saudi Arabia, and the western inland provinces of Yemen, affecting 17.7, 19.3, and 17.6 thousand hectares of vegetation, respectively.

In March 2025, desert locusts were primarily distributed along the northern coastal areas and adjacent highlands of Somalia, the western Red Sea coastal and southern inland regions of Saudi Arabia, and the western inland provinces of Yemen, affecting 12.2, 19.7, and 21.1 thousand hectares of vegetation, respectively.

In February 2025, desert locusts were primarily distributed along the northern Red Sea coastal and central inland regions of Eritrea, the northern and eastern areas of Ethiopia, and the northern Red Sea coastal areas of Saudi Arabia, affecting 18.5, 15.8, and 23.0 thousand hectares of vegetation, respectively.

In January 2025, desert locusts were primarily distributed along the central Red Sea coastal and inland regions of Eritrea, the northwestern areas of Somalia and the northern Gulf of Aden coast, as well as the central Red Sea coastal areas of Saudi Arabia. These areas faced significant threats to vegetation, impacting 22.1, 15.9, and 21.5 thousand hectares, respectively.