Nigeria Food Security and Nutrition Indicators from FAO

FAOSTAT bulk data provides indicators on food security and nutrition for Nigeria. The dataset includes categories such as the Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet and Food Balances from 2010 onward. It was last updated on June 10, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling the affordability of a healthy diet based on cost indicators
• Analyzing national food supply and balances using food balance sheet data
• Tracking progress on food security metrics based on the suite of indicators

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative FAOSTAT bulk data service
• Covers multiple thematic categories including cost, affordability, and food balances
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, permitting broad 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

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations

Collection Method

Aggregated from FAOSTAT bulk data service

Time Range

Food Balances data from 2010 onward

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-10 22:34:40.787498

Geography

Nigeria