IPC Acute Food Insecurity Population Estimates for Sudan Since 2017

IPC Acute Food Insecurity classification data for Sudan provides strategically relevant information to decision makers focusing on short-term objectives to prevent severe food insecurity. The data has been produced by the National IPC Technical Working Groups for IPC population estimates since 2017. All national population figures are based on official country population estimates, and IPC estimates are those published in country IPC reports.

Use Cases

• Monitor trends in acute food insecurity severity based on IPC classification phases.
• Plan resource allocation for food aid based on population estimates.
• Assess the impact of interventions on food security outcomes.
• Compare food insecurity conditions across different regions or time periods.
• Integrate food security data with other humanitarian indicators for situational analysis.

Strengths

• Data is produced by official National IPC Technical Working Groups.
• Population figures are based on official country estimates.
• IPC estimates are sourced from published country IPC reports.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified; last metadata update was 2026-04-30.

Provenance

Source

Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC)

Collection Method

Produced by National IPC Technical Working Groups using official population estimates.

Time Range

Since 2017

Freshness

Last metadata update was 2026-04-30.

Geography

Sudan