Dataset

Vegetation Condition Status

Forests, Deforestation, AforestationSouth AfricaDepartment of Water and Sanitation - Republic of South Africa

Dataset Objective

To provide data on vegetation cover status and land cover in South Africa.

Context

Data covers the period 2014-2021.

What is included

Dataset consists of vegetation status trends, trend trend comparison, and land cover. Vegetation status is classified as no drought, light, moderate, severe and extreme. Land cover entails barren land, water bodies, wetlands, cultivated, built up, mines & quarries, forested land, shrubland and grassland.

Collection Methods

Satellite imagery and monitoring.