City report · Guatemala
Chiquimula
Measured across a 2 km radius around Zona 1, Chiquimula, Guatemala (12.57 km²)
- Tree cover
- 25.8%
- Air quality
- 53Moderate
- Trees in this area
- 81.1K
- More trees needed
- 13.2K
- Area analyzed
- 12.57 km²
- Satellite image
- Sep 10, 2026
Chiquimula's tree count comes to 81,053 trees across 12.57 km² — 4 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, meaning roughly 13,195 more trees would close the gap. Air quality currently reads AQI 53 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Chiquimula: Below target
25.8% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
81,053
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
13,195
CO₂ if planted / yr
290.3 t
Air quality detail
Air quality in Chiquimula today: AQI 53, Moderate
Observed Oct 18, 23:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
9.1
PM10
9.2
NO₂
5.2
O₃
26.0
SO₂
1.1
CO
368.0
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Chiquimula lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Chiquimula has lost about 607 hectares of forest (about 850 football pitches): 7.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (98%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km south-west of the city centre.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 607 haabout 850 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 7.8%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 595 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2001, when about 197 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 191 ha | 6 ha | 197 ha |
| 2002 | 39 ha | under 1 ha | 39 ha |
| 2003 | 39 ha | 2 ha | 41 ha |
| 2004 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2005 | 44 ha | 1 ha | 45 ha |
| 2006 | 15 ha | under 1 ha | 15 ha |
| 2007 | 16 ha | under 1 ha | 17 ha |
| 2008 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2009 | 23 ha | under 1 ha | 24 ha |
| 2010 | 44 ha | under 1 ha | 44 ha |
| 2011 | 21 ha | under 1 ha | 21 ha |
| 2012 | 18 ha | under 1 ha | 18 ha |
| 2013 | 21 ha | under 1 ha | 21 ha |
| 2014 | 23 ha | under 1 ha | 23 ha |
| 2015 | 15 ha | under 1 ha | 15 ha |
| 2016 | 22 ha | under 1 ha | 22 ha |
| 2017 | 11 ha | under 1 ha | 11 ha |
| 2018 | 11 ha | under 1 ha | 11 ha |
| 2019 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
| 2020 | 6 ha | under 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2021 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2022 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2023 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2024 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2025 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 7 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Chiquimula?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good92% · 559 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good5.9% · 36 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown2% · 12 ha
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Forest gained and lost, 2000–2020
- Forest in 2000
- 16,700 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 16,700 ha
- Overall change
- −24 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Chiquimula stayed about the same size, at about 16,700 hectares: new forest grew on about 359 hectares, and about 383 hectares were lost.
These 2000 and 2020 maps, from the University of Maryland, count any land with trees taller than 5 m as forest, including plantations and orchards. Forest that was cut or burned and had grown back by 2020 counts in both years, so the loss here is smaller than the yearly figures.
These figures cover everything within 10 km of the city centre, a wider area than the report above, because forest is usually lost at a city's edges.
Source: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA, Global Forest Change (GFC-2025-v1.13); causes: WRI/Google DeepMind drivers of forest loss; both CC BY 4.0, summed by Airleaf for each area. Forest gained and lost 2000–2020: Potapov et al. 2022, UMD GLAD Global Land Cover and Land Use Change, CC BY 4.0. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
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- Air quality
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- Air quality
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- Air quality
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- Air quality
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- Air quality
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What is the tree count in Chiquimula?
Chiquimula has an estimated 81,053 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 25.8% tree cover, 4 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Chiquimula need?
Chiquimula needs roughly 13,195 more trees to close a 4-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 290.3 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
What is the air quality (AQI) in Chiquimula right now?
The latest reading for Chiquimula shows an AQI of 53 (Moderate), observed Oct 18, 23:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
How much forest has the area around Chiquimula lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Chiquimula has lost about 607 hectares of forest (about 850 football pitches): 7.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (98%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Chiquimula stayed about the same size, at about 16,700 hectares: new forest grew on about 359 hectares, and about 383 hectares were lost.
How is Chiquimula's tree cover and air quality measured?
Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search satellite imagery at 10 m detail across a 2 km radius around Zona 1; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover. Air quality comes from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where one reports nearby, and otherwise, as here, from the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, which may differ from street-level monitors.
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