FAO Food Security and Nutrition Indicators for the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) data provides food security and nutrition indicators for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The dataset likely contains metrics from the FAOSTAT bulk service, including the cost and affordability of a healthy diet and food balance sheets. It was last updated on June 10, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling the affordability of a healthy diet based on the CoAHD indicators.
• Analyzing national food supply trends using food balance sheet data from 2010 onward.
• Monitoring progress on food security targets using the suite of FAO indicators.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative FAOSTAT bulk data service of the United Nations.
• Covers multiple indicator categories including cost, affordability, and food balances.
• Released under the CC-BY-3.0-IGO license, permitting open use with attribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations

Collection Method

Aggregated national statistics from the FAOSTAT bulk data service.

Time Range

Food balance data covers from 2010 onward; specific temporal coverage for other indicators is not detailed.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-10 05:57:12.417462; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Democratic Republic of the Congo