West and Central Africa Yearly Biomass Production Rasters (1999-Present)

Yearly biomass production rasters for West and Central Africa from 1999 to the present are provided by Action Against Hunger (ACF). Derived from Copernicus Land Monitoring Service data, the dataset utilizes Sentinel-3, PROBA-V, and SPOT-VEGETATION sensors to measure vegetation productivity in kg/ha.

Use Cases

• Assessing rangeland productivity using the yearly biomass production (kg/ha) values
• Detecting historical drought patterns by comparing annual raster layers from 1999 onwards
• Calculating regional carbon sequestration potential based on biomass density per hectare

Strengths

• 25-year temporal range from 1999 to present
• Standardized units in kg/ha
• Multi-sensor integration (Sentinel-3, PROBA-V, SPOT-VEGETATION)

Limitations

• Non-commercial license restriction
• Annual temporal resolution masks seasonal variability
• Presence of -9999 null values in specific regions

Provenance

Source

Copernicus Land Monitoring Service

Collection Method

Satellite remote sensing

Time Range

1999-Present

Freshness

Updated annually

Geography

West and Central Africa