Togo Subnational NDVI: 10-Day Vegetation Indicators and Anomalies

Togo vegetation health is tracked via dekadal NDVI indicators aggregated from NASA MODIS collection 6.1 satellite data. Produced by the World Food Programme, this dataset provides sub-national metrics including long-term averages and anomalies for environmental monitoring. The data is organized by administrative units and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Drought monitoring by comparing current vim values against the vim_lta baseline
• Quantifying vegetation stress levels using the viq anomaly percentage column
• Spatial analysis of agricultural productivity across Togo using WFP Pcode references

Strengths

• Uses NASA MODIS collection 6.1 high-resolution satellite data
• Includes n_pixels column to validate the spatial density of each aggregate
• Standardized Pcode references allow for immediate joining with other WFP humanitarian datasets

Limitations

• Administrative aggregation obscures localized vegetation variance within a district
• Satellite-derived NDVI is sensitive to cloud cover which may affect specific dekadal readings
• Temporal start date for the MODIS 6.1 time series is not explicitly defined in the metadata

Provenance

Source

World Food Programme (WFP) using NASA MODIS (Aqua and Terra) data

Collection Method

Satellite sensor data aggregation by administrative unit

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

Togo