Food insecurity, by district
Share of households facing moderate-or-severe and severe food insecurity (Food Insecurity Experience Scale) for Pakistan, each province and every district, from PBS's PSLM district survey 2019-20 (with 2014-15 district figures where PBS repeats them).
Latest values · 30 Jun 2020 (severity: moderate or severe)
| Area | % |
|---|---|
| Barkhan (Balochistan) | 48.80 |
| Jaffarabad (Balochistan) | 39.75 |
| Sohbatpur (Balochistan) | 39.42 |
| Awaran (Balochistan) | 35.43 |
| Jamshoro (Sindh) | 35.21 |
| Khairpur (Sindh) | 34.04 |
| Dera Bugti (Balochistan) | 33.47 |
| Tando Allahyar (Sindh) | 32.70 |
| Tank (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) | 32.43 |
| Batagram (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) | 30.57 |
| Khuzdar (Balochistan) | 29.26 |
| Kasur (Punjab) | 28.81 |
| Badin (Sindh) | 28.22 |
| Kashmore (Sindh) | 26.98 |
| Killa Abdullah (Balochistan) | 26.90 |
| South Waziristan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) | 26.84 |
| Thatta (Sindh) | 26.80 |
| Jhang (Punjab) | 25.87 |
| Layyah (Punjab) | 25.78 |
| Dadu (Sindh) | 25.54 |
| Tando Muhammad Khan (Sindh) | 25.49 |
| Kohistan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) | 25.38 |
| Loralai (Balochistan) | 24.91 |
| Khanewal (Punjab) | 24.86 |
| Muzaffargarh (Punjab) | 24.86 |
103 more rows (smaller districts, tehsils and other breakdowns) — every row via /v1/series/regional.pslm.food_insecurity?dims=… with a free key.
About this series
Share of households facing moderate-or-severe and severe food insecurity (Food Insecurity Experience Scale) for Pakistan, each province and every district, from PBS's PSLM district survey 2019-20 (with 2014-15 district figures where PBS repeats them).
Use cases
- Chart food insecurity, by district and its full history in a dashboard or research note
- Size a market district by district with food insecurity, by district
- Compare provinces and districts on food insecurity, by district
- Pull food insecurity, by district into your stack as JSON or CSV
Who uses this
- Development researcher
- Market-sizing / retail planner
- Policy analyst
- Journalist
Metadata
| Series ID | regional.pslm.food_insecurity |
|---|---|
| Source | PBS |
| Unit | % |
| Frequency | Survey |
| First observation | 30 Jun 2020 |
| Last observation | 30 Jun 2020 |
| Tier | basic |
Fetch it
curl -H "X-API-Key: pk_live_xxx" \
"https://api.pakdatahub.com/v1/series/regional.pslm.food_insecurity"JSON by default; add ?format=csv for CSV, from/to to filter dates, or transform=yoy|mom|pct_change|3ma|index for server-side transforms. See the series endpoint docs and pricing.
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FAQ
What is Food insecurity, by district?
Share of households facing moderate-or-severe and severe food insecurity (Food Insecurity Experience Scale) for Pakistan, each province and every district, from PBS's PSLM district survey 2019-20 (with 2014-15 district figures where PBS repeats them).
Does PakDataHub have Pakistan provincial and district data on Food insecurity, by district?
Yes. Food insecurity, by district is an official Pakistan provincial and district time series (survey, from PBS) available on the PakDataHub API, covering 2020 to 2020. Query it as JSON or CSV at /v1/series/regional.pslm.food_insecurity, with server-side transforms (YoY, index, % change).
How far back does Food insecurity, by district go?
PakDataHub carries Food insecurity, by district covering 2020 to 2020, updated on a survey basis from PBS.
How do I get Food insecurity, by district via the API?
Call GET /v1/series/regional.pslm.food_insecurity with your API key. Add ?format=csv for a download, or filter by date with from/to.