Philippines Subnational NDVI: Dekadal Vegetation Anomalies and Averages

Giving access to dekadal (10-day) Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) indicators for the Philippines, aggregated by sub-national administrative units using NASA MODIS collection 6.1 satellite data. Produced by the World Food Programme (WFP), the records include current vegetation health, long-term averages, and percentage anomalies. The data is structured for humanitarian monitoring and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Monitoring agricultural drought conditions by comparing vim against vim_lta
• Identifying regions with significant vegetation stress using the viq anomaly percentage
• Linking environmental health to food security outcomes via Pcode-based administrative joins

Strengths

• Uses NASA MODIS collection 6.1, a high-standard satellite data source
• Includes Pcode references for direct integration with WFP administrative boundary datasets
• Provides n_pixels column to assess the data density of each aggregate

Limitations

• Aggregated at the sub-national level, which masks local-scale vegetation variance
• Tropical cloud cover may impact the number of valid pixels available for specific dekads

Provenance

Source

NASA Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) collection 6.1

Collection Method

Satellite sensor data aggregated by WFP administrative units

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-03.

Geography

Philippines