Egypt Subnational NDVI: Dekadal Vegetation Indices and Anomalies

Egypt sub-national NDVI indicators derived from NASA MODIS collection 6.1 satellite data, provided by the World Food Programme. The data includes 10-day (dekadal) vegetation indices and anomalies aggregated by administrative units using WFP Pcode references.

Use Cases

• Monitoring agricultural health by comparing current NDVI (vim) against the long-term average (vim_lta)
• Identifying drought conditions using the NDVI anomaly percentage (viq)
• Validating regional vegetation trends using the n_pixels column to assess data density

Strengths

• Uses NASA MODIS collection 6.1 high-resolution satellite data
• Includes long-term average (vim_lta) for baseline comparison
• Standardized WFP Pcode references for easy GIS integration

Limitations

• Aggregated data loses fine-grained spatial detail present in raw satellite imagery
• Data accuracy is dependent on cloud-free observations as reflected in the n_pixels column

Provenance

Source

World Food Programme (WFP) using NASA MODIS collection 6.1

Collection Method

Satellite sensor data aggregation

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

Egypt