Zambia Acute Food Insecurity Classifications for 2015

FEWS NET geographic data classifies acute food insecurity across Zambia for the year 2015. The dataset is archived as the original FEWS NET Data Warehouse is unavailable. It was last updated on the HDX platform in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Map acute food insecurity classifications across Zambian administrative units using the provided geospatial polygons.
• Analyze spatial patterns of food insecurity for 2015 to identify regional hotspots.
• Integrate 2015 classification data with other temporal layers to assess changes in food security over time.

Strengths

• Geospatial data provides explicit geographic coverage for Zambia.
• Data originates from FEWS NET, a specialized authority on famine early warning.

Limitations

• No sample data or column descriptions are available to understand attribute details.
• The dataset is archived, indicating the primary source is unavailable and updates are unlikely.
• Data is limited to a single year (2015), which may be temporally stale for current analysis.

Provenance

Source

FEWS NET (Famine Early Warning Systems Network).

Collection Method

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Time Range

2015

Freshness

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Geography

Zambia