Acute Food Insecurity Classifications

FEWS NET acute food insecurity classification data, dating back to June 2009, are available to download as regional geographic information system (GIS) shapefiles and images. Country-specific GIS shapefiles and images, starting from October 2020, are also available to download. These data are published every month. The most recent data can be found at the top of this page. 

FEWS NET acute food insecurity classifications are IPC-compatible, which means they adhere to IPC protocols but do not necessarily represent a technical consensus and therefore do not always match the results generated by the IPC. 

Click the “download all data” button at the top of this page to save historic and current situation assessed acute food insecurity outcomes data for all regions and countries. Note this download does not include projected outcomes. We suggest using assessed outcomes when analyzing historic acute food insecurity because they represent FEWS NET’s classification of the current food security situation at that time. 

Alternatively, you can search for and download projected and assessed outcomes data or maps for any period using the filter and options below. If you receive “no results” when selecting a country or region from the drop-down menu, no shapefiles are currently available.