Somalia: Acute Food Insecurity IPC Population Estimates since 2017

Supplying IPC Acute Food Insecurity (IPC AFI) classification and population estimates for Somalia, produced by the National IPC Technical Working Groups. It contains longitudinal records starting from 2017, utilizing official country population estimates to track short-term food security threats. The data is maintained by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) and is available in both tabular and geospatial formats.

Use Cases

• Trend analysis of food insecurity phases in Somalia using IPC population estimates
• Geospatial mapping of high-risk zones using GEOJSON boundary files
• Calculating humanitarian aid requirements based on reported population figures in acute phases

Strengths

• Longitudinal coverage spanning from 2017 to 2026
• Official data produced by National IPC Technical Working Groups
• Dual-format availability in CSV and GEOJSON for integrated spatial analysis

Limitations

• Specific column headers and schema are not documented in the source metadata
• Reliant on the accuracy of official national population estimates which may vary by region

Provenance

Source

Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC)

Collection Method

Expert classification and estimation by National IPC Technical Working Groups

Time Range

2017-2026

Freshness

Updated as recently as March 2026 according to source metadata.

Geography

Somalia