IPC Acute Food Insecurity: Ghana Population Estimates Since 2017

IPC Acute Food Insecurity classification data for Ghana provides strategically relevant information to decision makers focusing on short-term objectives to prevent or mitigate severe food insecurity. The data has been produced by the National IPC Technical Working Groups for IPC population estimates since 2017, based on official country population estimates and published IPC reports. It is part of a broader global dataset on acute food insecurity.

Use Cases

• Monitor short-term changes in acute food insecurity levels based on IPC classification phases.
• Target humanitarian assistance based on population estimates for different IPC phases.
• Analyze geographic patterns of food insecurity using the geospatial data format.
• Benchmark Ghana's food security situation against the global IPC dataset.

Strengths

• Data is produced by official National IPC Technical Working Groups, suggesting institutional authority.
• Population figures are based on official country estimates, which may improve reliability.
• Time series begins in 2017, providing multiple years for potential trend analysis.
• Data is available in both tabular (CSV) and geospatial (GeoJSON) formats.

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.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

IPC estimates published in country IPC reports, based on official population estimates.

Time Range

Since 2017.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 04:18:14.598419; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ghana.