South Africa Food Security and Nutrition Indicators from FAO

FAOSTAT bulk data service provides food security and nutrition indicators for South Africa. The dataset is published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and was last updated on March 16, 2026. It is available in CSV format under a CC-BY-3.0-IGO license.

Use Cases

• Monitor national food security trends based on the described indicators.
• Analyze nutritional outcomes for South Africa based on the described indicators.
• Benchmark South Africa's food security metrics against other regions using comparable FAO data.
• Support policy development and impact assessment for agricultural and nutritional programs.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
• License is clearly specified as CC-BY-3.0-IGO, facilitating reuse.
• Dataset was updated on March 16, 2026, suggesting recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are 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 13:29:09.114014; freshness should be verified.

Geography

South Africa