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Coatepeque
Measured across a 2 km radius around Coatepeque, Guatemala (12.57 km²)
- Tree cover
- 59.5%
- Air quality
- 135Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- Trees in this area
- 187K
- More trees needed
- 0
- Area analyzed
- 12.57 km²
- Satellite image
- Sep 18, 2026
Coatepeque's tree count comes to 186,925 trees across 12.57 km² — already at or above the 35% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area. Air quality currently reads AQI 135 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups): Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Coatepeque: Healthy tree cover
59.5% tree cover against a 35% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
186,925
Target trees
186,925
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Air quality detail
Air quality in Coatepeque today: AQI 135, Unhealthy for sensitive groups
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
Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.
PM2.5
56.5
PM10
57.2
NO₂
24.0
O₃
20.0
SO₂
6.1
CO
333.0
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Coatepeque lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Coatepeque has lost about 5,630 hectares of forest (about 7,900 football pitches): 22% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (96%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from March 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 5 km south-east of the city centre.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 5,630 haabout 7,900 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 22%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 5,400 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 216 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 285 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2008, when about 826 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 122 ha | 41 ha | 163 ha |
| 2002 | 269 ha | 36 ha | 305 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | 740 ha | 86 ha | 826 ha |
| 2009 | 137 ha | 4 ha | 141 ha |
| 2010 | 65 ha | under 1 ha | 65 ha |
| 2011 | 114 ha | 1 ha | 115 ha |
| 2012 | 314 ha | 1 ha | 315 ha |
| 2013 | 261 ha | 2 ha | 263 ha |
| 2014 | 274 ha | under 1 ha | 274 ha |
| 2015 | 656 ha | under 1 ha | 656 ha |
| 2016 | 765 ha | 4 ha | 769 ha |
| 2017 | 230 ha | 3 ha | 233 ha |
| 2018 | 199 ha | 2 ha | 201 ha |
| 2019 | 137 ha | 9 ha | 146 ha |
| 2020 | 74 ha | under 1 ha | 74 ha |
| 2021 | 168 ha | under 1 ha | 168 ha |
| 2022 | 162 ha | 5 ha | 167 ha |
| 2023 | 160 ha | 9 ha | 169 ha |
| 2024 | 293 ha | 7 ha | 300 ha |
| 2025 | 256 ha | 22 ha | 278 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Coatepeque?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good94% · 5,280 ha
- Loggingcan grow back3.7% · 208 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good2% · 114 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, unknown causes.
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
- 28,200 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 28,300 ha
- Overall change
- +108 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Coatepeque stayed about the same size, at about 28,300 hectares: new forest grew on about 901 hectares, and about 793 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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What is the tree count in Coatepeque?
Coatepeque has an estimated 186,925 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 59.5% tree cover, already past the 35% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Coatepeque need?
Coatepeque has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
What is the air quality (AQI) in Coatepeque right now?
The latest reading for Coatepeque shows an AQI of 135 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups), observed Oct 18, 23:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.
How much forest has the area around Coatepeque lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Coatepeque has lost about 5,630 hectares of forest (about 7,900 football pitches): 22% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (96%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 216 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 285 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Coatepeque stayed about the same size, at about 28,300 hectares: new forest grew on about 901 hectares, and about 793 hectares were lost.
How is Coatepeque'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 Coatepeque; 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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