Afghanistan Food Security and Nutrition Indicators from FAO

Food Security and Nutrition Indicators for Afghanistan, sourced from the FAOSTAT bulk data service. The dataset covers categories including the cost and affordability of a healthy diet, food balances, and a suite of food security indicators. It was last updated on 2026-06-10 by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.

Use Cases

• Assess the affordability of a healthy diet in Afghanistan based on the CoAHD indicators.
• Analyze national food supply and demand trends using food balance sheet data.
• Monitor progress on key food security and nutrition targets using the suite of indicators.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative FAOSTAT service of the United Nations.
• Covers multiple key thematic categories for food security analysis.
• Released under the CC-BY-3.0-IGO license, permitting reuse with attribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations

Collection Method

Aggregated from FAOSTAT bulk data service.

Time Range

Food balance data appears to start from 2010 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-10 05:52:36.113502; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Afghanistan