Cameroon Food Security and Nutrition Indicators from FAO, 2010 Onward

Food Security and Nutrition Indicators for Cameroon, sourced from the FAOSTAT bulk data service. The dataset covers categories including the cost and affordability of a healthy diet, food balances, and a suite of food security indicators. It was last updated on 2026-06-10 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Use Cases

• Modeling the economic accessibility of nutritious diets based on the Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet (CoAHD) indicators.
• Analyzing national food supply and consumption patterns based on food balance sheet data.
• Monitoring trends in food security and nutritional status using the suite of food security indicators.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative FAOSTAT service of the United Nations.
• Covers multiple key thematic categories for food system analysis.
• 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 is 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 from FAOSTAT bulk data service.

Time Range

Food balance data covers from 2010 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-10 05:56:39.876567; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cameroon