USPEC Alimentación PPL: Monthly Food Rations for Detainees in Colombia

Monthly food ration counts for persons deprived of liberty in Colombia, likely covering 2023 and 2024. The data originates from www.datos.gov.co and was last updated in May 2026. It includes columns for each month, totals for 2023 and 2024, and details on the detention facility type and location.

Use Cases

• Analyze monthly trends in food provision using JUNIO, JULIO, AGOSTO, and other month columns across different facilities.
• Compare total annual food distribution between 2023 and 2024 using TOTAL RACIONES 2023 and TOTAL RACIONES 2024 columns.
• Assess regional disparities in food supply by aggregating data by DEPARTAMENTO, MUNICIPIO, or REGIONAL columns.
• Correlate facility type with ration counts using the TIPO DE ESTABLECIMIENTO and monthly ration columns.

Strengths

• Data is structured with 19 distinct columns covering temporal, quantitative, and categorical dimensions.
• Includes specific totals for two years (2023 and 2024) for direct annual comparison.
• Provides granular location data with DEPARTAMENTO, MUNICIPIO, and REGIONAL columns.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Time Range

Columns suggest coverage includes months from 2023 and 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:23:05; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia, indicated by platform tags and DEPARTAMENTO/MUNICIPIO columns.