IPC Acute Food Insecurity Population Estimates for Madagascar Since 2017

IPC Acute Food Insecurity classification data for Madagascar 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, with all national population figures based on official country estimates. IPC estimates are those published in country IPC reports, and the dataset is available in CSV and GeoJSON formats.

Use Cases

• Monitor acute food insecurity severity levels based on IPC classification phases mentioned in the description
• Analyze trends in population estimates facing food insecurity based on data produced since 2017
• Support short-term intervention planning based on the strategic information focus described
• Integrate national IPC estimates with other humanitarian datasets based on the linked global dataset

Strengths

• Data produced by official National IPC Technical Working Groups, indicating institutional authority
• Population figures based on official country estimates, suggesting methodological consistency
• Time series begins in 2017, providing multiple years of potential trend analysis
• Available in both tabular (CSV) and geospatial (GeoJSON) formats for different analytical needs

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) and National IPC Technical Working Groups

Collection Method

IPC classification analysis applied to official country population estimates, as published in country IPC reports

Time Range

Since 2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 04:19:11.676328; freshness should be verified

Geography

Madagascar