Food Security and Nutrition Indicators for Madagascar from FAO

Madagascar's food security and nutrition indicators are compiled by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The data covers categories including the cost and affordability of a healthy diet, food balances, and a suite of food security indicators. It was last updated on June 10, 2026.

Use Cases

• Monitor the affordability of a healthy diet based on the Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet (CoAHD) indicators
• Analyze national food supply and balances based on the Food Balances data
• Assess food security trends based on the suite of food security indicators

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative FAOSTAT bulk data service.
• The dataset covers multiple categories of food security and nutrition metrics.
• It is licensed under CC-BY-3.0-IGO for open use.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations

Collection Method

Aggregated from FAOSTAT bulk data service.

Time Range

Food balances data covers from 2010 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-10 22:33:03.960343

Geography

Madagascar