Burkina Faso Acute Food Insecurity Classifications from FEWS NET, 2011 Onward

Data from 2011 onward provides FEWS NET's acute food insecurity classifications for Burkina Faso. The dataset is published by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) and was last updated in March 2026. It is available in multiple formats including GeoJSON, CSV, and XLSX.

Use Cases

• Map and analyze spatial patterns of food insecurity based on the geospatial format.
• Track temporal trends in acute food insecurity classifications over time.
• Model food security risk factors based on the FEWS NET classification system.
• Integrate food security data with other humanitarian datasets for situational analysis.

Strengths

• Published by the authoritative Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET).
• Available in multiple interoperable formats including GeoJSON, CSV, KML, XLSX, and JSON.
• Licensed under CC-BY-4.0, allowing for flexible reuse and redistribution.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

FEWS NET

Collection Method

Likely contains classifications derived from integrated analysis of food security indicators.

Time Range

2011 onward

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 09:28:02.242618; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Burkina Faso