Somalia Acutely Food Insecure Population Estimates from FEWS NET, 2019

Somalia population estimates for acute food insecurity in 2019, produced by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET). The data is available in multiple formats including CSV, XLSX, and JSON under a CC-BY-4.0 license. It was last updated on the HDX platform in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling food insecurity prevalence based on FEWS NET estimates.
• Tracking changes in acute food insecurity over time based on the 2019 reference point.
• Supporting humanitarian resource allocation decisions based on population estimates.
• Cross-referencing food security data with other regional indicators.

Strengths

• Data originates from FEWS NET, a specialized authority on food security.
• Available in three structured formats: CSV, XLSX, and JSON.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

FEWS NET

Collection Method

Likely contains population estimates derived from FEWS NET's food security analysis.

Time Range

2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 10:07:43.359577; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Somalia