Lebanon Acute Food Insecurity Population Estimates Since 2017

Since 2017, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has produced acute food insecurity population estimates for Lebanon. The data provides strategically relevant information for short-term decision-making to prevent or mitigate severe food insecurity. National population figures are based on official country estimates and published in IPC reports.

Use Cases

• Monitor acute food insecurity trends over time based on IPC classification phases.
• Target humanitarian interventions based on population estimates for different severity phases.
• Analyze the geographic distribution of food insecurity using the geospatial data format.
• Integrate national-level estimates into broader regional or global food security analyses.

Strengths

• Data is produced by the National IPC Technical Working Group, an authoritative source.
• Population estimates are based on official country figures, providing a standardized baseline.
• Includes data from 2017 onward, offering a multi-year time series for analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

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 2026-03-17 11:16:28.015436; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Lebanon