Nicaragua: FEWS NET Estimates of Acutely Food Insecure Population, 2019

Nicaragua's population estimates for acute food insecurity, produced by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) for the year 2019. The dataset is available in multiple formats including CSV, XLSX, and JSON under a CC-BY-4.0 license. It was last updated on the HDX platform in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Assessing the scale of acute food insecurity in Nicaragua based on the 2019 estimates
• Modeling food security risk factors for Nicaragua using the FEWS NET population data
• Monitoring changes in food insecurity over time by comparing this 2019 data point with other years

Strengths

• Data is produced by FEWS NET, an authoritative source for food security analysis.
• Available in three common, machine-readable formats (CSV, XLSX, JSON).
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 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.

Provenance

Source

FEWS NET (Famine Early Warning Systems Network)

Collection Method

Likely contains modeled or survey-based estimates of acutely food insecure populations.

Time Range

2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 09:06:55.661315; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Nicaragua