Syria Subnational NDVI: 10-Day Vegetation Indicators and Anomalies

Delivering dekadal NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) indicators for the Syrian Arab Republic, aggregated by sub-national administrative units. Produced by the World Food Programme using NASA's MODIS collection 6.1 satellite imagery, the data tracks vegetation health in 10-day intervals. It includes historical baselines and anomaly percentages to monitor agricultural conditions.

Use Cases

• Monitoring regional crop health by comparing current vim values against the vim_lta baseline
• Identifying drought-affected zones using the viq anomaly percentage column
• Analyzing seasonal vegetation trends across different Syrian sub-national administrative units

Strengths

• Derived from NASA MODIS collection 6.1 high-quality satellite data
• Includes vim_lta for direct comparison against historical vegetation baselines
• Provides n_pixels count to verify the data density of each administrative aggregate

Limitations

• Spatial resolution is limited to administrative aggregates rather than raw pixel-level imagery
• NDVI values can be affected by cloud cover or atmospheric interference during the 10-day window

Provenance

Source

WFP - World Food Programme via NASA Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)

Collection Method

Satellite sensor data aggregation and statistical computation

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026, indicating active or forward-projected monitoring.

Geography

Syrian Arab Republic