Abstract:Vegetation is the main body of terrestrial carbon sinks, and analyzing the spatiotemporal characteristics and driving factors of normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) is of great significance in regional ecological stability research. In this paper, MODIS data from 2001 to2023 were used to analyze the spatiotemporal distribution characteristics and future change trends of NDVI in Anhui Province using linear regression, analysis, and Hurst index analysis, and the driving forces were explored using the geographical detector. The results show that:(1)From 200 to 2023, the NDVI of vegetation in most areas of Anhui Province showed an increasing trend, with the temporal change rate showing a of central Anhui > southern Anhui > northern Anhui; while the spatial distribution pattern was southern Anhui > northern Anhui > Anhui.(2)During this period, the NDVI of vegetation in Anhui Province was dominated by an improvement trend, covering about 45.15% of the province's area.(3)By calculating the Hurst index, it was found that the inter-annual changes in NDVI vegetation in Anhui Province in the future will not be consistent with the inter-annual changes in NDVI from 2001 to 2023, and the future trend of NDVI changes will shift from an increasing trend to a decreasing trend.(4)The geographical detector results in 2001, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020 show that soil type has the strongest power, and the interaction between night-time light index and soil type has the strongest explanatory power in the interaction detection results. This paper explores the long-term change trends driving forces of NDVI in Anhui Province, providing a reference for future ecological protection.