Burkina Faso Food Security and Nutrition Indicators from FAO

FAOSTAT bulk data provides indicators on the cost and affordability of a healthy diet, food balances, and a suite of food security metrics for Burkina Faso. The dataset is sourced from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and was last updated in June 2026. It likely contains time-series data, with food balance sheets covering from 2010 onward.

Use Cases

• Modeling the economic accessibility of nutritious diets based on cost and affordability indicators.
• Analyzing national food supply trends using food balance sheet data.
• Monitoring progress on Sustainable Development Goal 2 (Zero Hunger) using the suite of food security indicators.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN.
• Covers multiple key dimensions of food security, including cost, affordability, and supply balances.
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, permitting open sharing and adaptation.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations

Collection Method

Aggregated national statistics via the FAOSTAT bulk data service.

Time Range

Food balance data covers from 2010 onward; specific ranges for other indicators are not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-10 05:53:33.796956; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Burkina Faso