City report · Guatemala
San Juan Sacatepéquez
Measured across a 2 km radius around Zona 3, San Juan Sacatepéquez, Guatemala (12.57 km²)
- Tree cover
- 66.7%
- Air quality
- 20Good
- Trees in this area
- 210K
- More trees needed
- 0
- Area analyzed
- 12.57 km²
- Satellite image
- Jul 22, 2026
San Juan Sacatepéquez's tree count comes to 209,544 trees across 12.57 km² — already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area. Air quality currently reads AQI 20 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in San Juan Sacatepéquez: Healthy tree cover
66.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
209,544
Target trees
209,544
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Air quality detail
Air quality in San Juan Sacatepéquez today: AQI 20, Good
Observed Oct 19, 15:51 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · US_Embassy_Guatemala_City, 20.3 km away
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
3.6
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · Clarity
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has San Juan Sacatepéquez lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of San Juan Sacatepéquez has lost about 3,870 hectares of forest (about 5,400 football pitches): 18% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (88%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
2017: satellite photo from January 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 5 km east of the city centre.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 3,870 haabout 5,400 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 18%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 3,400 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 71 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 113 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2012, when about 442 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 69 ha | 2 ha | 71 ha |
| 2002 | 122 ha | 26 ha | 148 ha |
| 2003 | 73 ha | 47 ha | 120 ha |
| 2004 | 316 ha | 106 ha | 422 ha |
| 2005 | 84 ha | 7 ha | 91 ha |
| 2006 | 180 ha | 62 ha | 242 ha |
| 2007 | 374 ha | 30 ha | 404 ha |
| 2008 | 189 ha | 21 ha | 210 ha |
| 2009 | 222 ha | 18 ha | 240 ha |
| 2010 | 148 ha | 7 ha | 155 ha |
| 2011 | 36 ha | 3 ha | 40 ha |
| 2012 | 402 ha | 40 ha | 442 ha |
| 2013 | 61 ha | 2 ha | 63 ha |
| 2014 | 154 ha | 25 ha | 179 ha |
| 2015 | 115 ha | 11 ha | 126 ha |
| 2016 | 106 ha | 10 ha | 116 ha |
| 2017 | 92 ha | 8 ha | 100 ha |
| 2018 | 145 ha | 10 ha | 155 ha |
| 2019 | 113 ha | 16 ha | 129 ha |
| 2020 | 58 ha | 6 ha | 64 ha |
| 2021 | 36 ha | 5 ha | 41 ha |
| 2022 | 70 ha | 3 ha | 73 ha |
| 2023 | 54 ha | 3 ha | 57 ha |
| 2024 | 80 ha | 2 ha | 82 ha |
| 2025 | 100 ha | 3 ha | 103 ha |
What is causing deforestation around San Juan Sacatepéquez?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good59% · 2,270 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good25% · 986 ha
- Loggingcan grow back11% · 442 ha
Also: mining and energy, 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
- 23,900 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 22,900 ha
- Overall change
- −984 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around San Juan Sacatepéquez shrank from about 23,900 hectares to 22,900 hectares, a net loss of about 984 hectares (−4.1%). New forest grew on about 322 hectares, but 1,310 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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What is the tree count in San Juan Sacatepéquez?
San Juan Sacatepéquez has an estimated 209,544 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 66.7% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does San Juan Sacatepéquez need?
San Juan Sacatepéquez has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
What is the air quality (AQI) in San Juan Sacatepéquez right now?
The latest reading for San Juan Sacatepéquez shows an AQI of 20 (Good), measured Oct 19, 15:51 local time by the US_Embassy_Guatemala_City ground monitoring station, 20.3 km away, via OpenAQ. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
How much forest has the area around San Juan Sacatepéquez lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of San Juan Sacatepéquez has lost about 3,870 hectares of forest (about 5,400 football pitches): 18% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (88%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Forest loss is slowing down: about 71 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 113 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around San Juan Sacatepéquez shrank from about 23,900 hectares to 22,900 hectares, a net loss of about 984 hectares (−4.1%). New forest grew on about 322 hectares, but 1,310 hectares were lost.
How is San Juan Sacatepéquez'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 3; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover. Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Zona 3, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate.
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