Somalia Acute Food Insecurity Classifications from FEWS NET, 2011 Onward

Somalia is the geographic focus of this dataset, which contains FEWS NET's acute food insecurity classifications for the country. The data originates from 2011 and is provided by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET). It is available in multiple formats including CSV, JSON, and GeoJSON.

Use Cases

• Map acute food insecurity levels across Somalia based on FEWS NET classifications.
• Analyze temporal trends in food security crises in Somalia since 2011.
• Integrate food security classifications with other geospatial data for humanitarian planning.

Strengths

• Data is provided by FEWS NET, a specialized and authoritative source for food security analysis.
• Available in multiple structured formats, including CSV and GeoJSON, facilitating different types of analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

FEWS NET (Famine Early Warning Systems Network)

Collection Method

Likely contains classifications derived from integrated analysis of remote sensing, market, and field data.

Time Range

From 2011 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-24 09:24:55.224546; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Somalia