Kenya Acute Food Insecurity Classifications for 2013 and 2017

FEWS NET provides geospatial classifications of acute food insecurity for Kenya. The data covers projection periods for the years 2013 and 2017. These archived datasets originate from the Famine Early Warning Systems Network.

Use Cases

• Mapping areas of acute food insecurity using IPC classification polygons.
• Analyzing changes in food security conditions between 2013 and 2017 projections.
• Integrating classification boundaries with other geospatial data for vulnerability assessment.
• Supporting early warning and response planning for food crises.

Strengths

• Data is produced by FEWS NET, a specialized and authoritative source for food security analysis.
• Provides a multi-year perspective with classifications for at least two distinct years (2013, 2017).
• Available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for broad reuse.

Limitations

• All datasets are archived as the source FEWS NET Data Warehouse is currently unavailable, limiting access to underlying data.
• Key technical details like row counts, column names, and file sizes are not provided.
• The 'last updated' metadata date of 2026 is inconsistent with the 2013/2017 data content, indicating a potential metadata error.

Provenance

Source

Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET).

Collection Method

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Time Range

2013, 2017

Freshness

2026-04-05 10:11:15.981330

Geography

Kenya