Democratic Republic of Congo Acute Food Insecurity IPC Population Estimates

Democratic Republic of the Congo IPC Acute Food Insecurity data provides strategically relevant information for short-term decision-making to prevent severe food insecurity. The data is produced by National IPC Technical Working Groups and uses official country population estimates for IPC population figures published in country reports since 2017. It is part of a global dataset on acute food insecurity.

Use Cases

• Monitor acute food insecurity severity based on IPC classification phases.
• Plan humanitarian interventions based on population estimates.
• Analyze trends in food insecurity over time based on data from 2017.
• Integrate national food security data into global analyses based on the linked global dataset.

Strengths

• Data is produced by official National IPC Technical Working Groups.
• Population figures are based on official country population estimates.
• IPC estimates are published in authoritative country IPC reports.
• Data has been produced since 2017, providing a multi-year time series.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-04-30 04:17:37.165749; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) and National IPC Technical Working Groups.

Collection Method

IPC classification analysis using official population estimates.

Time Range

Since 2017.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 04:17:37.165749.

Geography

Democratic Republic of the Congo.