IPC Acute Food Insecurity Country Data for The Gambia

IPC Acute Food Insecurity classification data for The Gambia provides strategically relevant information for short-term crisis response. The data is produced by the National IPC Technical Working Groups and includes population estimates based on official country figures since 2017. IPC estimates are sourced from published country reports.

Use Cases

• Monitor acute food insecurity trends based on IPC classification phases mentioned in the description
• Target humanitarian assistance based on population estimates for affected areas
• Analyze the geographic distribution of food insecurity based on the available geospatial data format

Strengths

• Data is produced by official National IPC Technical Working Groups.
• Population figures are based on official country estimates.
• Estimates are sourced from published IPC country reports.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC)

Collection Method

Produced by the National IPC Technical Working Groups for IPC population estimates.

Time Range

Since 2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 04:18:24.142625; freshness should be verified

Geography

The Gambia