Sudan Acute Food Insecurity Classifications with Geographic Projections for 2021

FEWS NET geographic data projects acute food insecurity classifications across Sudan for 2021. The dataset contains medium-term projections for administrative areas, provided by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network. It was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Map projected food insecurity classifications (e.g., IPC Phase) for Sudanese administrative units using geospatial boundaries.
• Analyze the geographic distribution of acute hunger risk from FEWS NET projections for 2021.
• Integrate classification polygons with population data to estimate the number of people at risk.
• Compare projected classifications against other datasets like rainfall or conflict events for the same geographic areas.

Strengths

• Data originates from FEWS NET, a leading authority on food security early warning.
• Provides standardized acute food insecurity classifications (IPC/CH phases) for analysis.
• Available in geospatial formats (GeoJSON, KML) suitable for mapping.

Limitations

• Contains only projection data for a single year (2021), limiting temporal analysis.
• Unknown row count and specific column schema restrict immediate analytical use.
• Relies on model projections which may differ from ground-verified outcomes.

Provenance

Source

Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET).

Collection Method

Model-based medium-term projections of acute food insecurity.

Time Range

2021

Freshness

Metadata was updated in April 2026, though the underlying data covers 2021.

Geography

Sudan