As　an　important　part　of　agricultural　drought　risk,　agricultural　drought　vulnerability　helps　effectively　prevent　and　alleviate　drought　impacts　by　quantifying　the　vulnerability　as　well　as　identifying　its　spatial　distribution　characteristics.　In　this　study,　global　agricultural　cultivation　regions　were　chosen　as　the　study　area;　six　main　crops　(wheat,　maize,　rice,　barley,　soybean,　sorghum)　were　selected　as　the　hazard-affected　body　of　agricultural　drought.　Then,　global　vulnerability　to　agricultural　drought　was　assessed　at　a　0.5°　resolution　and　finally,　its　distribution　characteristics　were　revealed.　The　results　indicated　that　the　area　percentages　of　different　grades　of　global　vulnerability　to　agricultural　drought　from　low　to　very　high　were　38.96%,　28.41%,　25.37%,　and　7.26%,　respectively.　This　means　that　the　total　area　percentage　of　high　and　very　high　vulnerability　zones　exceeded　30%　of　the　study　area.　Although　high　and　very　high　vulnerability　zones　were　mainly　distributed　in　arid　and　semi-arid　regions,　approximately　40%　of　those　above　were　distributed　in　humid　and　semi-humid　regions.　In　addition,　only　about　15%　of　the　population　in　this　study　was　located　in　the　high　vulnerability　regions.　Among　the　vulnerability　factors,　water　deficit　during　the　growing　season　and　the　irrigation　area　ratio　are　the　key　factors　affecting　regional　vulnerability.　Therefore,　the　vulnerability　could　be　reduced　by　adjusting　crop　planting　dates　and　structures　as　well　as　by　improving　irrigation　level　and　capacity.　©　2017,　Science　China　Press　and　Springer-Verlag　Berlin　Heidelberg.