Niger Food Security and Nutrition Indicators from FAO

FAOSTAT bulk data service provides indicators on the cost and affordability of a healthy diet, food balances, and food security for Niger. The dataset is published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and was last updated on June 10, 2026. It likely contains time-series data covering categories such as food supply and dietary costs.

Use Cases

• Assessing the economic accessibility of nutritious diets based on cost and affordability indicators.
• Analyzing national food supply and demand trends based on food balance sheet data.
• Monitoring progress on food security targets using the suite of food security indicators.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative FAOSTAT bulk data service.
• Covers multiple indicator categories including cost, affordability, and food balances.
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, permitting open use with attribution.

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 22:34:25.862513; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Niger