South Sudan Acutely Food Insecure Population Estimates by FEWS NET, 2019

From 2019, this dataset contains estimates of the acutely food insecure population in South Sudan, curated by FEWS NET. Each row represents observations at the first-level administrative unit, with temporal coverage indicated by projection_start and projection_end columns. The data is sourced from HDX and was last updated on the platform in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling temporal trends in food insecurity based on projection start and end dates.
• Mapping the geographic distribution of acute food insecurity across first-level administrative units.
• Estimating population sizes requiring urgent humanitarian assistance based on FEWS NET's classification.

Strengths

• Data is curated to be ML-ready, as indicated in the description.
• Temporal coverage is explicitly defined by projection_start and projection_end columns.
• Geographic scope is clearly defined as South Sudan (SSD).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

FEWS NET via HDX.

Collection Method

Likely contains population estimates derived from surveys, market analysis, and remote sensing.

Time Range

Data from 2019.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-08 17:49:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

South Sudan (SSD).