WFP HungerMapLIVE: Near Real-Time Food Security Data for Yemen

HungerMapLIVE is the World Food Programme's global hunger monitoring system. It combines metrics on food security, weather, population, conflict, hazards, nutrition, and macro-economic data to assess and predict hunger severity in near real-time for 94 countries, including Yemen. The dataset is provided by the WFP and was last updated on 2026-04-28.

Use Cases

• Predicting hunger severity based on integrated metrics like weather and conflict data mentioned in the description.
• Monitoring near real-time food security conditions for humanitarian decision-making as described.
• Analyzing the correlation between macro-economic indicators and hunger levels as suggested by the data sources.
• Assessing population-level vulnerability by combining hazard and nutrition information referenced in the description.

Strengths

• Covers 94 countries, including lower and lower-middle income countries as classified by the World Bank.
• Integrates multiple key data sources including conflict, weather, and nutrition information as described.
• Provides near real-time analysis for timely decision-making as stated in the description.
• Data is provided by the authoritative World Food Programme (WFP).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-04-28 20:56:44.760124; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

WFP - World Food Programme

Collection Method

Combines key metrics from various data sources such as food security information, weather, population, conflict, hazards, nutrition, and macro-economic data.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 20:56:44.760124.

Geography

Yemen, part of a global platform covering 94 countries.