Colombia Food Security and Nutrition Indicators from FAO

Data from the FAOSTAT bulk service covering categories including Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet, Food Balances (2010-), and a Suite of Food Security Indicators. The dataset is provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and was last updated on 2026-06-10.

Use Cases

• Assess the economic accessibility of healthy diets based on Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet (CoAHD) indicators.
• Analyze national food supply and availability using Food Balances data.
• Monitor progress on food security targets based on the suite of food security indicators.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative FAOSTAT service of the United Nations FAO.
• Covers multiple key categories: CoAHD, Food Balances, and a suite of food security indicators.
• Has a specific temporal component, with Food Balances data starting from 2010.

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 via FAOSTAT.

Collection Method

Aggregated from FAOSTAT bulk data service.

Time Range

Food Balances data covers from 2010 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-10 05:57:38.332483; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia.