Somalia Food Security and Nutrition Indicators from FAO

Food Security and Nutrition Indicators for Somalia. The data originates from the FAOSTAT bulk data service, covering categories such as the Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet (CoAHD) and a Suite of Food Security Indicators. It was last updated on 2026-06-10.

Use Cases

• Modeling the cost of a healthy diet based on CoAHD indicators.
• Assessing food security trends in Somalia based on the suite of indicators.
• Analyzing the affordability of nutritious food over time.
• Benchmarking Somalia's food security metrics against other regions.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
• Covers specific indicator categories like Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet (CoAHD).
• Released under the open CC-BY-3.0-IGO license.

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 via FAOSTAT.

Collection Method

Aggregated from FAOSTAT bulk data service.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-10.

Geography

Somalia