IPC Acute Food Insecurity Population Estimates for Niger Since 2017

IPC Acute Food Insecurity classification provides strategically relevant information to decision makers focusing on short-term objectives to prevent severe food insecurity. This data contains national population figures based on official country estimates produced by Niger's IPC Technical Working Groups since 2017. IPC estimates are those published in country IPC reports.

Use Cases

• Monitor acute food insecurity severity based on IPC classification phases
• Analyze trends in food insecurity over time based on data since 2017
• Target humanitarian interventions based on official population estimates
• Compare Niger's food security situation with global data via the linked global dataset

Strengths

• Data is produced by the National IPC Technical Working Group, an authoritative body
• Population figures are based on official country estimates
• IPC estimates are those published in official country IPC reports
• Data has been produced since 2017, providing a multi-year time series

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Freshness should be verified as the last update date is 2026-04-30

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 04:19:45.939682

Geography

Niger