Mozambique Subnational NDVI: 10-Day Vegetation Indicators and Anomalies

A source of dekadal (10-day) Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) indicators for Mozambique, 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 and anomalies to support food security monitoring. The data includes current NDVI values, long-term averages, and percentage anomalies for each administrative unit.

Use Cases

• Monitoring agricultural drought by analyzing the viq (NDVI anomaly) column across different dekads
• Assessing vegetation health trends by comparing current vim against the vim_lta baseline
• Spatial analysis of crop conditions using Pcode references to map sub-national variations in Mozambique

Strengths

• Derived from NASA MODIS collection 6.1 high-resolution satellite data
• Includes long-term averages (vim_lta) for direct historical comparison
• Provides n_pixels column to indicate the statistical reliability of each aggregate

Limitations

• Aggregated at the administrative level, which obscures intra-district vegetation variance
• Temporal resolution is limited to 10-day intervals (dekads), unsuitable for daily monitoring

Provenance

Source

World Food Programme (WFP) using NASA MODIS collection 6.1

Collection Method

Satellite remote sensing (MODIS Aqua/Terra) aggregated to administrative polygons

Freshness

Updated through March 2026 according to source metadata, indicating active maintenance.

Geography

Mozambique