{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "updated": "2026-05-10",
  "methodology": "Food score is a 0-100 editorial resilience score for a global-trade-collapse scenario. Higher means stronger domestic food coverage or net-export capacity; lower means heavier import exposure, water/land constraints, conflict disruption, or fragile access. The source records identify the public datasets and studies used to calibrate the categories.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "nature-food-self-sufficiency",
      "label": "Gap between national food production and food-based dietary guidance highlights lack of national self-sufficiency",
      "publisher": "Nature Food",
      "url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12185324/",
      "accessed": "2026-05-10",
      "note": "Study of 186 countries' ability to meet food-group needs from domestic production; Guyana covers all seven groups, while China and Vietnam cover six."
    },
    {
      "id": "world-bank-wits-food-trade",
      "label": "Trade statistics by country",
      "publisher": "World Bank WITS",
      "url": "https://wits.worldbank.org/countrystats.aspx?lang=en",
      "accessed": "2026-05-10",
      "note": "Country import/export profiles and product-trade indicators used for food-trade exposure."
    },
    {
      "id": "fao-food-security-indicators",
      "label": "Cereal import dependency ratio",
      "publisher": "Food Systems Dashboard / FAOSTAT",
      "url": "https://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org/indicators/cereal-import-dependency-ratio-3-year-average",
      "accessed": "2026-05-10",
      "note": "Indicator describing how much cereal supply comes from imports versus domestic production."
    },
    {
      "id": "irc-watchlist-2026",
      "label": "Emergency Watchlist 2026",
      "publisher": "International Rescue Committee",
      "url": "https://www.rescue.org/uk/watchlist",
      "accessed": "2026-05-10",
      "note": "Used to flag countries where conflict and humanitarian disruption sharply reduce practical food access."
    }
  ],
  "countries": [
    {"country": "Guyana", "iso": "GY", "mapName": "Guyana", "region": "Americas", "posture": "high self-sufficiency", "note": "Very high potential across food groups in recent self-sufficiency research.", "score": 100, "sourceIds": ["nature-food-self-sufficiency", "world-bank-wits-food-trade"]},
    {"country": "Argentina", "iso": "AR", "mapName": "Argentina", "region": "Americas", "posture": "major food exporter", "note": "Large grain, oilseed, beef, and dairy base; strong net-food-export position.", "score": 96, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "Brazil", "iso": "BR", "mapName": "Brazil", "region": "Americas", "posture": "major food exporter", "note": "A large diversified producer and exporter, though fertilizer and logistics imports matter.", "score": 94, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "Canada", "iso": "CA", "mapName": "Canada", "region": "Americas", "posture": "major food exporter", "note": "Major grain, oilseed, pulse, meat, and fertilizer producer with low import exposure for calories.", "score": 92, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "Australia", "iso": "AU", "mapName": "Australia", "region": "Oceania", "posture": "major food exporter", "note": "Major wheat, beef, dairy, and wool exporter; drought cycles are the main shock risk.", "score": 91, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "New Zealand", "iso": "NZ", "mapName": "New Zealand", "region": "Oceania", "posture": "major food exporter", "note": "Large dairy and meat exports relative to population; some crop and fuel-input dependence.", "score": 90, "sourceIds": ["nature-food-self-sufficiency", "world-bank-wits-food-trade"]},
    {"country": "United States", "iso": "", "mapName": "United States", "region": "Americas", "posture": "major food exporter", "note": "Highly diversified domestic production with major grain, meat, and oilseed exports.", "score": 88, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "Uruguay", "iso": "UY", "mapName": "Uruguay", "region": "Americas", "posture": "food exporter", "note": "Small population and large meat, dairy, rice, and soybean export base.", "score": 88, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade"]},
    {"country": "Paraguay", "iso": "PY", "mapName": "Paraguay", "region": "Americas", "posture": "food exporter", "note": "Soy, beef, maize, and river logistics make it a net exporter, with fuel-input exposure.", "score": 86, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade"]},
    {"country": "France", "iso": "FR", "mapName": "France", "region": "Europe", "posture": "food exporter", "note": "Large EU grain, dairy, sugar, and livestock base; still exposed to energy and feed-input trade.", "score": 86, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "Ukraine", "iso": "UA", "mapName": "Ukraine", "region": "Europe", "posture": "food exporter at war", "note": "Historically a major grain and oilseed exporter, but war damages ports, fields, labor, and storage.", "score": 84, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "irc-watchlist-2026"]},
    {"country": "Russia", "iso": "", "mapName": "Russian Federation", "region": "Europe/Asia", "posture": "food exporter", "note": "Major wheat and fertilizer exporter; sanctions, war logistics, and regional climate risk complicate trade.", "score": 82, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "Kazakhstan", "iso": "KZ", "mapName": "Kazakhstan", "region": "Asia", "posture": "grain exporter", "note": "Large wheat exporter with sparse population and heavy dependence on inland logistics.", "score": 80, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "Vietnam", "iso": "VN", "mapName": "Vietnam", "region": "Asia", "posture": "broad self-sufficiency", "note": "Rice, seafood, and diversified production support high domestic coverage in many food groups.", "score": 78, "sourceIds": ["nature-food-self-sufficiency", "world-bank-wits-food-trade"]},
    {"country": "China", "iso": "CN", "mapName": "China", "region": "Asia", "posture": "broad self-sufficiency", "note": "Broad domestic capacity, but large soybean/feed imports and land-water stress remain strategic vulnerabilities.", "score": 76, "sourceIds": ["nature-food-self-sufficiency", "world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "India", "iso": "IN", "mapName": "India", "region": "Asia", "posture": "broad self-sufficiency", "note": "Large cereal, pulse, dairy, and horticulture base; climate, storage, and distribution shocks matter.", "score": 74, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "Thailand", "iso": "TH", "mapName": "Thailand", "region": "Asia", "posture": "food exporter", "note": "Rice, sugar, poultry, seafood, and processed foods provide export strength.", "score": 72, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade"]},
    {"country": "Turkey", "iso": "TR", "mapName": "Turkey", "region": "Middle East", "posture": "mixed", "note": "Large farm base with grain, fruit, and livestock production, plus import needs for some feed and oilseeds.", "score": 68, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "Poland", "iso": "PL", "mapName": "Poland", "region": "Europe", "posture": "mixed exporter", "note": "Important EU producer of grains, poultry, dairy, and fruit with some input/feed exposure.", "score": 66, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade"]},
    {"country": "Chile", "iso": "CL", "mapName": "Chile", "region": "Americas", "posture": "mixed exporter", "note": "Fruit, wine, seafood, and forestry exports are strong; staples and energy inputs still rely on trade.", "score": 60, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade"]},
    {"country": "Mexico", "iso": "MX", "mapName": "Mexico", "region": "Americas", "posture": "mixed import exposure", "note": "Major horticulture exporter, but corn, soy, feed, and fuel links create trade-collapse exposure.", "score": 58, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "Colombia", "iso": "CO", "mapName": "Colombia", "region": "Americas", "posture": "mixed", "note": "Tropical diversity and coffee exports help, while wheat, maize, and fertilizer imports remain important.", "score": 58, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade"]},
    {"country": "Germany", "iso": "DE", "mapName": "Germany", "region": "Europe", "posture": "mixed import exposure", "note": "Strong dairy, pork, grain, and processed food base, with fruit, vegetable, feed, and energy dependence.", "score": 56, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "Netherlands", "iso": "NL", "mapName": "Netherlands", "region": "Europe", "posture": "trade hub exporter", "note": "Huge food exporter by value, but land scarcity, feed, and re-export dependence make collapse resilience mixed.", "score": 54, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade"]},
    {"country": "Spain", "iso": "ES", "mapName": "Spain", "region": "Europe", "posture": "mixed drought risk", "note": "Major produce, pork, and olive-oil producer with recurring drought and feed-import exposure.", "score": 54, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "South Africa", "iso": "ZA", "mapName": "South Africa", "region": "Africa", "posture": "mixed", "note": "Regional grain, fruit, and wine producer with drought, power, and logistics vulnerabilities.", "score": 52, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "Myanmar", "iso": "MM", "mapName": "Myanmar", "region": "Asia", "posture": "rice exporter under conflict", "note": "Food-export potential remains high, but civil war disrupts fields, transport, and household access.", "score": 52, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "irc-watchlist-2026"]},
    {"country": "United Kingdom", "iso": "GB", "mapName": "United Kingdom", "region": "Europe", "posture": "import dependent", "note": "Strong livestock and grains, but high fruit, vegetable, feed, and seasonal-labor dependence.", "score": 48, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "Italy", "iso": "IT", "mapName": "Italy", "region": "Europe", "posture": "import dependent", "note": "High-value food production with import exposure for cereals, feed, energy, and some inputs.", "score": 48, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "Iran", "iso": "IR", "mapName": "Iran", "region": "Middle East", "posture": "mixed under stress", "note": "Substantial domestic agriculture, but water stress, sanctions, feed, and wheat imports raise exposure.", "score": 46, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "Pakistan", "iso": "PK", "mapName": "Pakistan", "region": "Asia", "posture": "mixed climate risk", "note": "Large wheat, rice, and livestock base, but flood, heat, security, and import needs raise risk.", "score": 45, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "Indonesia", "iso": "ID", "mapName": "Indonesia", "region": "Asia", "posture": "import exposure", "note": "Rice and palm-oil production are large, but wheat, soy, dairy, and island logistics are vulnerabilities.", "score": 44, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "Kenya", "iso": "KE", "mapName": "Kenya", "region": "Africa", "posture": "mixed import exposure", "note": "Strong horticulture and dairy areas, but grain imports and drought exposure matter.", "score": 44, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "Nigeria", "iso": "NG", "mapName": "Nigeria", "region": "Africa", "posture": "import and security exposure", "note": "Large agricultural base, but wheat/rice imports, storage gaps, insecurity, and fuel costs weaken resilience.", "score": 42, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators", "irc-watchlist-2026"]},
    {"country": "Morocco", "iso": "MA", "mapName": "Morocco", "region": "Africa", "posture": "drought import exposure", "note": "Phosphate strength helps inputs, but cereal imports and drought sensitivity are major exposures.", "score": 40, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "Sudan", "iso": "SD", "mapName": "Sudan", "region": "Africa", "posture": "war-disrupted potential", "note": "Large agricultural potential, but civil war, displacement, and logistics collapse override that capacity.", "score": 40, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "irc-watchlist-2026"]},
    {"country": "Ethiopia", "iso": "ET", "mapName": "Ethiopia", "region": "Africa", "posture": "fragile mixed", "note": "Large producer with food-aid needs, conflict stress, drought risk, and foreign-exchange limits.", "score": 38, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "irc-watchlist-2026"]},
    {"country": "Niger", "iso": "NE", "mapName": "Niger", "region": "Africa", "posture": "fragile import exposure", "note": "Rain-fed agriculture and pastoralism face drought, insecurity, and landlocked logistics risk.", "score": 36, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "irc-watchlist-2026"]},
    {"country": "Egypt", "iso": "EG", "mapName": "Egypt", "region": "Middle East", "posture": "wheat import dependent", "note": "Major wheat importer with water constraints and high population density along the Nile.", "score": 34, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "Israel", "iso": "IL", "mapName": "Israel", "region": "Middle East", "posture": "import and water constrained", "note": "High-tech agriculture helps, but grains, feed, water, and conflict exposure limit collapse resilience.", "score": 32, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "Democratic Republic of the Congo", "iso": "CD", "mapName": "Democratic Republic of the Congo", "region": "Africa", "posture": "fragile potential", "note": "Huge arable potential, but insecurity, transport, and market access keep resilience low.", "score": 30, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "irc-watchlist-2026"]},
    {"country": "Mali", "iso": "ML", "mapName": "Mali", "region": "Africa", "posture": "fragile import exposure", "note": "Agriculture and livestock matter, but drought, conflict, and landlocked logistics raise collapse risk.", "score": 30, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade"]},
    {"country": "Burkina Faso", "iso": "BF", "mapName": "Burkina Faso", "region": "Africa", "posture": "fragile import exposure", "note": "Cotton and subsistence production coexist with severe insecurity and food-access risk.", "score": 30, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade"]},
    {"country": "Japan", "iso": "JP", "mapName": "Japan", "region": "Asia", "posture": "import dependent", "note": "High-income logistics and reserves help, but calories, feed, wheat, and energy are import dependent.", "score": 28, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "South Korea", "iso": "KR", "mapName": "South Korea", "region": "Asia", "posture": "import dependent", "note": "Dense population and heavy grain/feed imports make trade-collapse exposure high.", "score": 26, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "Taiwan", "iso": "TW", "mapName": "Taiwan", "region": "Asia", "posture": "import dependent", "note": "High reliance on imported calories, feed, fuel, and shipping routes.", "score": 24, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade"]},
    {"country": "Syria", "iso": "SY", "mapName": "Syria", "region": "Middle East", "posture": "war-damaged import exposure", "note": "War, displacement, sanctions, fuel scarcity, and water stress weakened former agricultural capacity.", "score": 24, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "irc-watchlist-2026"]},
    {"country": "Iraq", "iso": "IQ", "mapName": "Iraq", "region": "Middle East", "posture": "water constrained import exposure", "note": "Oil income supports imports, but water stress and feed/grain needs raise collapse risk.", "score": 22, "sourceIds": ["nature-food-self-sufficiency", "world-bank-wits-food-trade"]},
    {"country": "Lebanon", "iso": "LB", "mapName": "Lebanon", "region": "Middle East", "posture": "import dependent", "note": "High reliance on food imports, fuel, and port logistics after years of financial crisis.", "score": 20, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "irc-watchlist-2026"]},
    {"country": "Afghanistan", "iso": "AF", "mapName": "Afghanistan", "region": "Asia", "posture": "fragile import and aid exposure", "note": "Drought, sanctions, aid dependence, and limited cash markets make collapse exposure severe.", "score": 18, "sourceIds": ["nature-food-self-sufficiency", "world-bank-wits-food-trade", "irc-watchlist-2026"]},
    {"country": "Haiti", "iso": "HT", "mapName": "Haiti", "region": "Americas", "posture": "fragile import dependent", "note": "Food imports, gang control, fuel constraints, and weak ports make exposure severe.", "score": 18, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "irc-watchlist-2026"]},
    {"country": "Saudi Arabia", "iso": "SA", "mapName": "Saudi Arabia", "region": "Middle East", "posture": "import and water constrained", "note": "High purchasing power, but arid land and feed/grain import dependence are core risks.", "score": 16, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]},
    {"country": "Somalia", "iso": "SO", "mapName": "Somalia", "region": "Africa", "posture": "fragile import dependent", "note": "Drought, conflict, aid dependence, and port/fuel vulnerability drive severe exposure.", "score": 16, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "irc-watchlist-2026"]},
    {"country": "Palestine", "iso": "PS", "mapName": "Palestine", "region": "Middle East", "posture": "constrained import dependent", "note": "Movement restrictions, war damage, and import dependence create extreme food-access vulnerability.", "score": 12, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "irc-watchlist-2026"]},
    {"country": "Yemen", "iso": "YE", "mapName": "Yemen", "region": "Middle East", "posture": "severe import dependent", "note": "One of the most import-dependent and conflict-exposed food systems in the dataset.", "score": 10, "sourceIds": ["nature-food-self-sufficiency", "world-bank-wits-food-trade", "irc-watchlist-2026"]},
    {"country": "United Arab Emirates", "iso": "AE", "mapName": "United Arab Emirates", "region": "Middle East", "posture": "severe import dependent", "note": "High income and storage help, but domestic food production cannot cover a prolonged trade collapse.", "score": 8, "sourceIds": ["nature-food-self-sufficiency", "world-bank-wits-food-trade"]},
    {"country": "Qatar", "iso": "QA", "mapName": "Qatar", "region": "Middle East", "posture": "severe import dependent", "note": "Very high import dependence, with limited land and water despite high income.", "score": 6, "sourceIds": ["nature-food-self-sufficiency", "world-bank-wits-food-trade"]},
    {"country": "Singapore", "iso": "SG", "mapName": "Singapore", "region": "Asia", "posture": "severe import dependent", "note": "A highly capable trading hub, but almost entirely dependent on imported food and energy.", "score": 4, "sourceIds": ["world-bank-wits-food-trade", "fao-food-security-indicators"]}
  ]
}