Burkina Faso Acute Food Insecurity Projections for 2017

Geospatial data from FEWS NET provides medium-term projections of acute food insecurity classifications across Burkina Faso for the year 2017. The dataset is archived in GeoJSON format under a CC-BY-4.0 license. FEWS NET, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network, is the authoritative source, with the record last updated on the platform in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Mapping projected acute food insecurity classification zones across Burkina Faso using the GeoJSON geometry features.
• Analyzing the spatial distribution and severity of food insecurity risks for 2017 based on FEWS NET's classification system.
• Integrating these 2017 projection boundaries with other geospatial layers, such as population density or rainfall data, for historical correlation studies.

Strengths

• Data originates from FEWS NET, a leading authority on famine early warning.
• Provides standardized geospatial boundaries (GeoJSON) for analysis and mapping.

Limitations

• The underlying FEWS NET Data Warehouse source is noted as unavailable, limiting data verification and updates.
• Contains only a single year (2017) of projection data, offering no temporal trend analysis.
• Specific data columns, sample counts, and spatial resolution are unknown from the provided information.

Provenance

Source

FEWS NET (Famine Early Warning Systems Network)

Collection Method

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Time Range

2017

Freshness

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Geography

Burkina Faso