Download GIS versions of World Food Summit maps

 There are 19 maps in the World Food Summit Atlas. However, there are just two GIS versions of the maps because, in GIS format, a map can contain many attributes. In fact, 18 of the maps are represented by only one map containing all 18 attributes (the exception is the Global human induced soil degradation (GLASOD) map, which was produced by UNEP and ISRIC.( For information and downloading the GLASOD map, please go to the ISRIC GLASOD page. )

The original scale of the 18 maps is 1:25,000,000. They are available here for downloading in two map projections:

  1. FLAT_POLAR_QUARTIC projection, which is an equal area projection. (approximately)
  2.  GEOGRAPHIC projection, where the coordinates are expressed in degree decimals.
All the maps (except GLASOD) can be downloaded in three formats: The names of the maps, depending on their projection/format, are listed below. You can download each map by clicking on the file name: All the maps were finalized by  November 1996.  Therefore, the statistical data they are based on are pre 1996. For information on the contents of the maps please see the WFS Technical Documentation. For questions regarding the GIS aspects of the maps, please contact GIS-Manager@fao.org.

In Arc/Info GIS maps, the attributes of maps are contained in a file called the "polygon attribute table" (PAT) file. All the WFS maps have the same PAT file ( that is one map contains all the data). There are usually two sets of attribute values per map:
1. The absolute value of the attribute,
2. The categorized or rather class value of the attribute.

The latter always start with C_, e.g for "FOREST" absolute value, the corresponding class value is "C_FOREST".  Different maps were obtained by plotting different attributes. Generally the class values are plotted only. However, the absolute values can be displayed or used in a GIS process using the map in GIS format.  In the table below,  the map numbers are indicated if a given attribute is plotted. The PAT file contains the  the following items:

 Item Name
Map No.
Description
Source
AREA   Generated by Arc/Info  
PERIMETER   Generated by Arc/Info  
WFSMAP#   Generated by Arc/Info  
WFSMAP-ID   Generated by Arc/Info  
CNTNAME   Short Country code, alphabetic   
CNTCODE   FAO Country code  
STATCODE   UN country code  
STATCODE_65   UN country code in 1965  
COUNTRY_NAME   Country Name   
HA   Hectares (1000)  
C_DIET 3 Diet patterns: 1=Rice; 2=Maize; 3=Wheat; 4=Milk, meat, wheat; 5=Millet, sorghum; 6=Roots, tubers; 0=No data FAO
FOREST   % of forest cover in total land area FAO
C_FOREST 14 Classes of forest cover: 8= < 5%; 6= 5-20%; 5= 20-30%; 4= 30-40%; 3= 40-60%; 2= 60-80%; 1= >80% FAO
GDPAG   Agricultural GDP as a share of total GDP, 1993 (%) World Bank
C_GDPAG 6 Classes of agr. GDP: 8= <10%; 6= 10-20%; 5= 20-30%; 4= 30-40%; 3= 40-50%; 2=50-60%; 1= >60% World Bank
WATERUSE   Water use as a % of renewable water resources, 1990. FAO
C_WATUSE 11 Classes of water use: 1= <5%; 2= 5-25%; 3= 25-100%; 4= >100% FAO
RURALPOP   Rural population as a share of total population, 1993 (%) UN
C_RURAL 16 Classes of rural population: 1= 0-20%, 2= 20-40%; 3= 40-60%; 4= 60-80%; 5= 80-100% UN
DES   Dietary Energy Supply per caput, 1992-94 (Calories per day) FAO
C_DES 4 Classes of DES: 1= <1900; 2= 1900-2100; 3= 2100-2400; 4= 2400-2700; 5= 2700-3000; 6= 3000-3200; 7=3200-3500; 8= >3500 FAO
REFUG   Refugees by destination, 1995  UNHCR
C_REFUG 18 Classes of refugees: 8= <5000; 7= 5000-10000; 6= 10000-20000; 5= 20000-50000; 4= 50000-100000; 3= 100000-500000; 2= 500000-1million; 1= > 1million UNHCR
POP95   Population 1995 (thousands) (source: UN Population Division, 1994 Revision) UN
FOODIMP   Average 1988-90 food import dependency (%) FAO
C_FOODIM 15 Classes of food import dependency: 8= <5%; 6= 5-10%; 5= 10-30%; 3= 30-50%; 2= 50-70%; 1= >70  FAO
FOODAID   Average annual food aid received from external sources, 1992-94 (kg per caput of cereals) FAO
C_FDAID 19 Classes of food aid: 1= <1; 2= 1-3; 3= 3-9; 4= 9-18; 6= 18-36; 7= 36-64; 8= >64 

0= no food aid recorded

 FAO
TRADE   Average of imports and exports as a percentage of GNP, 1993 (%) UN
C_TRADE 17 Classes of trade: 1= <10%; 2= 10-20%; 3= 20-40%; 5= 40-60%; 6= 60-90%; 8= >90% UN
POPGROW   Average annual population growth rate, 1995-2010 (%) (source: UN Population Division, 1994 Revision) UN
C_POPGRO 2 Classes of population growth: 8= <0%; 7= 0-0.5%; 6= 0.5-1%; 5= 1-1.5%; 4= 1.5-2%; 3= 2-2.5%; 2= 2.5-3%; 1= > 3% (source: UN Population Division, 1994 Revision) UN
UNDERNUT   Proportion of population undernourished, 1990-92 (%) FAO
C_UNDERN 1 Classes of undernutrition: 8= <5%; 7= 5-10%; 6= 10-20%; 4=20-30%; 2= 30-50%; 1= >50% FAO
FISHCONS   Average annual fish supply 1991-93 (kg per caput) FAO
C_FISHC 13 Classes of fish supply: 1= 0-2; 2= 2-5; 3= 5-10; 4= 10-20; 5= 20-30; 6= 30-60; 8= >60 FAO
IRRIG   Irrigated land as % of arable land, 1993 FAO
C_IRRIG 10 Classes of irrigated land: 1= <1%; 2= 1-5%; 3= 5-10%; 4= 10-20%; 5= 20-50%; 6= 50-80%; 8= >80% FAO
CEREAL   Growth in cereal yield from 1963-65 to 1993-95 (%) FAO
C_CEREAL 9 Classes of cereal yield growth: 1= <100%; 2= 100-125%; 3=125-150%; 4= 150-175%; 6= 175-200%; 7= 200-250%; 8=>250% FAO
FOODCAP   Average annual growth rate in per caput food production, 1970-72 to 1993-95 (%) FAO
C_FOODCA 8 Classes of growth per caput: 1= <-2%; 2= -2- -1%; 3= -1-0%; 4= 0-0.5%; 5= 0.5-1%; 8= >1% FAO
FOODPRO   Average annual growth rate in food production, 1970-72 to 1993-95 (%) FAO
C_FOODPR 7 Classes of growth of food production: 1= <0%; 2= 0-1%; 3= 1-2%; 4= 2-3%; 5= 3-4%; 8= >4% FAO
C_VITAA 5 Degree of public health importance of vitamin A deficiency, 1996: 1= Clinical; 2= Severe subclinical; 4= Moderate subclinical; 6= Mild subclinical; 8= Under control WHO
Unless specified, 0 = no data available

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