Libya Food Security and Nutrition Indicators from FAO, 2010 Onward

Food Security and Nutrition Indicators for Libya, sourced from the FAO's FAOSTAT bulk data service. The dataset likely contains metrics on the cost and affordability of a healthy diet, food balances, and a suite of food security indicators. It was last updated on 2026-06-10.

Use Cases

• Monitor trends in food affordability based on the Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet (CoAHD) indicators.
• Analyze national food supply and demand using the Food Balances data series.
• Assess food security status and risks using the suite of food security indicators.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
• Covers multiple thematic categories including cost, affordability, and food balances.
• Published under the permissive CC-BY-3.0-IGO license for reuse.

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

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations

Collection Method

Aggregated from the FAOSTAT bulk data service.

Time Range

Food balances data covers from 2010 onward; exact temporal coverage for other indicators is unspecified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-10 06:04:53.284619; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Libya