Lesotho Acute Food Insecurity Population Estimates, 2017 Onwards

IPC population estimates for acute food insecurity in Lesotho, produced by the National IPC Technical Working Groups since 2017. The data provides strategically relevant information for short-term decision-making to prevent or mitigate severe food insecurity. All national population figures are based on official country estimates and are published in country IPC reports.

Use Cases

• Prioritize humanitarian aid allocation based on IPC acute food insecurity population estimates.
• Monitor trends in food insecurity severity over time using the time-series data since 2017.
• Model the geographic distribution of food insecurity needs using the geospatial data.
• Validate and compare national food security assessments against IPC classification standards.

Strengths

• Data is produced by the official National IPC Technical Working Groups.
• Population estimates are based on official country population figures.
• Time-series data is available from 2017 onwards.
• Data is published in official country IPC reports.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is 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)

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Since 2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 04:18:58.917118; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Lesotho