Ethiopia Food Security and Nutrition Indicators from FAO

Ethiopia's food security and nutrition indicators, sourced from the FAOSTAT bulk data service. The dataset includes categories such as the Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet, Food Balances from 2010 onward, and a suite of food security indicators. It was last updated on June 10, 2026, and is provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Use Cases

• Assessing the economic accessibility of nutritious diets based on the Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet (CoAHD) indicators.
• Analyzing national food supply and availability trends using the Food Balances data.
• Monitoring 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.
• Includes multiple indicator categories for a multi-faceted view of food security.
• 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.

Provenance

Source

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations

Collection Method

Aggregated from FAOSTAT bulk data service.

Time Range

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-10 06:01:14.834007; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ethiopia