Table 6 FAO’s Food security indicator system (FAO 2015)
Dimension | Food security indicators |
|---|---|
Availability | Average dietary energy supply adequacy |
Average value of food production | |
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers | |
Average protein supply | |
Average supply of protein of animal origin | |
Access | Percentage of paved roads over total roads |
Road density | |
Rail lines density | |
Gross domestic product (in purchasing power parity) | |
Domestic food price index | |
Prevalence of undernourishment | |
Share of food expenditure of the poor | |
Depth of the food deficit | |
Prevalence of food inadequacy | |
Stability | Cereal import dependency ratio |
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation | |
Value of food imports over total merchandise exports | |
Political stability and absence of violence/terrorism | |
Domestic food price volatility | |
Per capita food production variability | |
Per capita food supply variability | |
Utilization | Access to improved water sources |
Access to improved sanitation facilities | |
Percentage of children under 5 years of age affected by wasting | |
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted | |
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are underweight | |
Percentage of adults who are underweight | |
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women | |
Prevalence of anemia among children under 5 years of age | |
Prevalence of vitamin A deficiency in the population | |
Prevalence of iodine deficiency in the population |