Ethiopia Subnational NDVI: 10-Day Vegetation Indicators and Anomalies
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Description
Supplying dekadal (10-day) Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) indicators for Ethiopia, aggregated by sub-national administrative units using NASA MODIS collection 6.1 satellite data. Produced by the World Food Programme (WFP), the records track vegetation health through current values, long-term averages, and percentage anomalies. The data is current as of March 2026 and utilizes WFP-standardized administrative boundaries.
Use Cases
Monitoring agricultural health by comparing current NDVI (vim) against the long-term average (vim_lta)
Identifying localized drought conditions using the NDVI anomaly percentage (viq)
Analyzing vegetation trends across specific Pcode-referenced administrative regions for food security planning
Strengths
Derived from NASA MODIS collection 6.1 high-resolution satellite data
Includes a long-term average (vim_lta) for direct historical comparison
Provides pixel counts (n_pixels) to indicate the data density and reliability of each aggregate
Limitations
Aggregated at the administrative level, which obscures granular spatial variation within districts
Satellite-derived indices are subject to interference from heavy cloud cover during rainy seasons
Provenance
Source
World Food Programme (WFP) via NASA Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Collection Method
Satellite sensor data aggregation by administrative boundary
Freshness
Updated as of March 2026.
Geography
Ethiopia
Users should be familiar with Ethiopia's Pcode administrative system to join this data with other humanitarian or demographic datasets; licensed under CC-BY.