Cameroon Acutely Food Insecure Population Estimates from FEWS NET, 2019

2019 estimates of acutely food insecure populations in Cameroon, produced by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET). The data is available in CSV, XLSX, and JSON formats and is licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

Use Cases

• Assess the scale of acute food insecurity in Cameroon based on population estimates.
• Model vulnerability and risk for humanitarian planning based on FEWS NET assessments.
• Track changes in food security over time by comparing with other temporal snapshots.
• Support resource allocation decisions for aid organizations based on estimated need.

Strengths

• Data is produced by FEWS NET, a specialized and authoritative source for food security analysis.
• Available in three common, machine-readable formats: CSV, XLSX, and JSON.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Row count and column definitions are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• The dataset's last update is listed as 2026-03-26; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

FEWS NET (Famine Early Warning Systems Network)

Collection Method

Likely contains population estimates derived from FEWS NET's integrated food security analysis.

Time Range

2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 09:23:51.685181.

Geography

Cameroon