Papua New Guinea Food Security and Nutrition Indicators from FAO

Food Security and Nutrition Indicators for Papua New Guinea, sourced from the FAOSTAT bulk data service. The dataset is provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and was last updated on March 16, 2026.

Use Cases

• Monitor national food security trends based on aggregated indicator data.
• Assess nutritional outcomes and their potential drivers based on reported indicators.
• Benchmark Papua New Guinea's performance against regional or global standards based on FAO indicator data.
• Support policy and program evaluation for agricultural and food security interventions.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative FAOSTAT service of the United Nations.
• Released under a CC-BY-3.0-IGO license, permitting reuse with attribution.
• Last updated on 2026-03-16, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations

Collection Method

Aggregated from the FAOSTAT bulk data service.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-16 12:35:17.605533; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Papua New Guinea