Ukraine Subnational NDVI: Dekadal Vegetation Indicators and Anomalies

Dekadal NDVI indicators for Ukraine are aggregated by sub-national administrative units using NASA MODIS collection 6.1 satellite data. Produced by the World Food Programme (WFP), the dataset provides 10-day vegetation health metrics and anomalies, with the most recent update recorded in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Monitoring agricultural health by comparing `vim` against the long-term average `vim_lta`.
• Identifying drought or flood impacts using the NDVI anomaly percentage `viq`.
• Spatial analysis of vegetation trends across Ukraine using WFP Pcode administrative units.

Strengths

• Uses NASA MODIS collection 6.1 high-quality satellite imagery
• Includes `vim_lta` for historical baseline comparison
• Standardized Pcode references for integration with other WFP datasets

Limitations

• Sub-national aggregation masks localized vegetation changes within administrative units
• Temporal resolution is limited to 10-day (dekadal) intervals

Provenance

Source

World Food Programme (WFP)

Collection Method

Aggregation of NASA MODIS (Aqua and Terra) satellite sensor data

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Ukraine