Zambia Acute Food Insecurity Classifications from FEWS NET, 2011

FEWS NET provides data on acute food insecurity classifications for Zambia from 2011. The dataset includes multiple file formats such as GEOJSON, CSV, KML, XLSX, and JSON, suggesting both tabular and geospatial representations. It was last updated on March 26, 2026, and is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Map acute food insecurity zones based on FEWS NET classifications
• Analyze temporal trends in food security for Zambia from 2011
• Integrate food security data with other geospatial layers for risk assessment
• Train models to predict or classify food insecurity levels

Strengths

• Data originates from FEWS NET, a specialized and authoritative source on food security
• Available in multiple interoperable formats including GEOJSON, CSV, KML, XLSX, and JSON
• Licensed under the permissive CC-BY-4.0 terms

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download

Provenance

Source

FEWS NET

Collection Method

Likely contains classifications based on integrated analysis of food security indicators.

Time Range

From 2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 10:30:17.954106; freshness should be verified

Geography

Zambia