Crops · dekad 2026-08-11

Côte d'Ivoire

1 of 14 crop regions in Côte d'Ivoire are at their worst on record for this point in the season. Its highest in any previous year was 3, on a recent average of 0.67.

Two of Côte d'Ivoire's 14 crop regions have never looked worse than they do today.

Three instruments, 14 regions, one day. Each region against its own 26 years, never against another region.

Vegetation, current

2 of 14 regions at their own record

Côte d'Ivoire: 0.49 standard deviations below normal

Abidjan. 9th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Montagnes. 5th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Denguele. 2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Lagunes. 17th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Savanes. lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Bas Sassandra. lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Bandama. 8th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Woroba. 13th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Comoe. 7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Gôh-Djiboua. 11th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Sassandra. 20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Yamoussoukro. 19th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Lacs. 24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Zanzan. 17th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Water satisfaction

0 of 14 regions at their own record

Côte d'Ivoire: 90% of crop water need met, normally 89%

Abidjan. 21st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Montagnes. 22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Denguele. 17th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Lagunes. 22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Savanes. 14th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Bas Sassandra. 11th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Bandama. 20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Woroba. 14th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Comoe. 21st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Gôh-Djiboua. 14th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Sassandra. 19th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Yamoussoukro. 11th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Lacs. 5th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Zanzan. 21st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Rainfall, 3-month

0 of 14 regions at their own record

Côte d'Ivoire: 0.19 standard deviations below normal

Abidjan. 20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Montagnes. 8th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Denguele. 2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Lagunes. 20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Savanes. 10th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Bas Sassandra. 17th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Bandama. 11th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Woroba. 14th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Comoe. 19th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Gôh-Djiboua. 16th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Sassandra. 10th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Yamoussoukro. 6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Lacs. 13th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Zanzan. 12th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Colour
at this region's normalfar below
Outline
A heavy outline is that region's worst in 26 years. Different facts: a region can be dark without an outline, meaning far from normal but it has been worse, or outlined without being darkest, a record but a narrow one.
One scale, three instruments
Every panel saturates at 2.5 standard deviations below that region's own normal, so a colour means the same distance-from-normal on all three. It does not mean the same consequence: these measure different things and move at different speeds. The figures under each heading stay in the instrument's own units.

A fourth instrument is not shown here. Cumulative vegetation, the crop-outcome measure closest to yield, reads 12th of 26 for this country with one region at a record. It integrates from the start of the season, so it is structurally the last to move and reads calmest exactly when a fast deterioration is under way. It is left off the panels to keep three maps comparable in kind; it is on the page in full below.

Vegetation, cumulativethe harvest measure1of 14
Vegetation, current2of 14
Water satisfaction0of 14
Rainfall, 3-month0of 14
Temperature13of 14

What moved, and when

Each square is one dekad, and its shade shows how many of this country’s crop regions stood at their own worst on record for that point in the season. Rows are ordered by how much time each instrument summarises, shortest first, because a shorter window can move sooner. That order is fixed and is the same on every country page.

Vegetation, currentthis dekad
Soil moisturethis dekad
Temperaturethis dekadalready elevated when this window opens, so nothing here shows when it began
Rainfall, 3-monththe past 3 months
Vegetation, cumulativethe season so far, from sowingalready elevated when this window opens, so nothing here shows when it began
Water satisfactionthe season so far, as a water balance
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
none at a recordone regionfewer than a thirda third to three quartersmost or alltoo few regions reporting to saynot reported
What connects these rows

The driver is water. This section says what moved and when. It never says because.

These 23 dekads were picked rather than derived. A shorter window changes which peak looks like the first, and a sequence visible inside a window may not exist outside it.

How bad is it, against this country’s own record

Five instruments read together our combination, not an observation

6th worst of 26 years at this point in the season

The 6th most stressed of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026, across 5 instruments read together

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What the instruments say

The canopy is in the middle of its range, as are water satisfaction and rainfall.

Each track is that instrument’s own 26 years, worst on the left.

Vegetation, cumulative-0.1612th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.544th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction90%16th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.2311th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature25.1 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Five instruments, each against its own 26 years for this point in the season. They are shown together because they can disagree: a region can sit at a record low on vegetation while water or rainfall sits in its best third. 38 of the 196 regions at a record low on current vegetation have water or rainfall sitting in its own best third at the same moment, about one in five. This page reports where each one sits and does not say what caused what.

Every region of Côte d'Ivoire, worst to least

Each bar is the full spread of that region’s previous 25 years at this point in the season. The dot is this year. A dot at the left of a wide bar and a dot at the left of a narrow bar are different findings, which is why the history is drawn rather than described.

its normalworsebetterAbidjanSavanesDengueleMontagnesLagunesBandamaBas SassandraComoeWorobaGôh-DjibouaSassandraYamoussoukroZanzanLacs

Regions in colour are at their worst on record. The rest are placed on the same scale so a single deep region inside an otherwise ordinary country reads differently from a country where the whole distribution has moved.

Abidjan

-1.24 lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-1.24lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.479th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction93%21st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.7820th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature25.2 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Savanes

-0.51 9th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.519th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-1.06lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction90%14th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.2910th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature25.3 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Denguele

-0.46 8th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.468th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.792nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction89%17th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.102nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature25.0 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Montagnes

-0.36 6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.366th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.625th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction98%22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.688th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature24.2 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Lagunes

-0.28 9th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.289th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.1717th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction95%22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.5320th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature25.1 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Bandama

-0.27 13th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.2713th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.478th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction94%20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.4511th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature24.9 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Bas Sassandra

+0.03 10th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.0310th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-1.30lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction87%11th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.4117th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature24.4 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Comoe

+0.03 16th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.0316th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.877th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction95%21st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.5419th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature25.1 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Woroba

+0.09 15th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+0.0915th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.2413th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction87%14th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.3914th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature24.8 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Gôh-Djiboua

+0.29 19th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+0.2919th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.1211th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction91%14th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.5016th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature24.8 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Sassandra

+0.32 19th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+0.3219th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.2820th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction95%19th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.5210th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature24.8 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Yamoussoukro

+0.65 19th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.6519th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.6819th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction97%11th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.826th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature25.2 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Zanzan

+0.65 23rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.6523rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.3517th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction95%21st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.2412th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature25.2 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Lacs

+0.68 23rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+0.6823rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.7524th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction86%5th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.0713th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature25.0 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

This measurement is of the crop canopy and not of what stressed it: heat, drought, disease and late planting are not separable here, which is why no claim on this page names a cause.

Kristjan Lepik (2026). The Long Swell, Crops. thelongswell.com