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Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa

Measured across a 2 km radius around Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala (12.57 km²)

Tree cover
63.5%
Air quality
68Moderate
Trees in this area
199K
More trees needed
0
Area analyzed
12.57 km²
Satellite image
Sep 25, 2026
Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Sep 25, 2026

Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa's tree count comes to 199,491 trees across 12.57 km² — already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area. Air quality currently reads AQI 68 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

Tree cover detail

Tree cover in Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa: Healthy tree cover

63.5% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².

Target reached

Trees in this area

199,491

Target trees

199,491

More trees needed

0

CO₂ if planted / yr

0 kg

Air quality detail

Air quality in Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa today: AQI 68, 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

17.2

PM10

17.3

NO₂

12.9

O₃

19.0

SO₂

2.2

CO

217.0

Deforestation · 2001–2025

How much forest has Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa lost?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa has lost about 2,060 hectares of forest (about 2,900 football pitches): 11% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (91%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.

Satellite image of the area around Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, January 2017

2017: satellite photo from January 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 6 km north-east of the city centre.

Forest lost since 2001
2,060 haabout 2,900 football pitches
Share of its forest
11%of what there was in 2000
Cleared for good
1,890 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns

Forest loss is speeding up: about 140 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 94 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2024, when about 211 hectares of forest were lost.

Forest lost each year around Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, 2001–2025

Hectares of forest lost each year

Forest lost each year around Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, 2001–2025. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each year.211

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Forest lost each year around Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, 2001–2025
YearCleared for goodCan grow backTotal
200110 haunder 1 ha10 ha
200222 haunder 1 ha23 ha
200347 ha2 ha49 ha
200480 haunder 1 ha81 ha
200533 haunder 1 ha33 ha
200620 haunder 1 ha21 ha
200765 haunder 1 ha66 ha
200830 haunder 1 ha31 ha
200924 haunder 1 ha25 ha
201038 haunder 1 ha39 ha
201114 ha1 ha15 ha
2012175 ha6 ha181 ha
201358 ha2 ha60 ha
2014107 ha24 ha131 ha
2015113 ha14 ha127 ha
2016172 ha5 ha177 ha
201770 ha3 ha73 ha
201851 ha16 ha67 ha
201939 haunder 1 ha39 ha
202099 ha15 ha114 ha
202188 ha2 ha90 ha
202267 ha23 ha89 ha
2023136 ha3 ha139 ha
2024193 ha18 ha211 ha
2025134 ha38 ha172 ha

What is causing deforestation around Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa?

  • Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good89% · 1,840 ha
  • Loggingcan grow back7.8% · 161 ha
  • Towns and roadscleared for good2.4% · 49 ha

Also: 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
14,900 ha
Forest in 2020
15,600 ha
Overall change
+622 hamore forest than in 2000

Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa grew from about 14,900 hectares to 15,600 hectares, a net gain of about 622 hectares (+4.2%). New forest grew on about 1,500 hectares, while 877 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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Questions about Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa

What is the tree count in Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa?

Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa has an estimated 199,491 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 63.5% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa need?

Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.

What is the air quality (AQI) in Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa right now?

The latest reading for Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa shows an AQI of 68 (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 Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa lost since 2001?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa has lost about 2,060 hectares of forest (about 2,900 football pitches): 11% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (91%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Forest loss is speeding up: about 140 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 94 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa grew from about 14,900 hectares to 15,600 hectares, a net gain of about 622 hectares (+4.2%). New forest grew on about 1,500 hectares, while 877 hectares were lost.

How is Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa'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 Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa; 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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