Kata–Karon satellite images 2017–2025: how it changed
9 yearly Sentinel-2 images of Kata–Karon, Phuket, from 11 Mar 2017 to 24 Mar 2025. Green cover in true colour moved from 43% to 40% (-3 percentage points) across a 6 × 6 km box.
Before and after
20172025Drag the divider or use the arrow keys.
Year by year
11 Mar 2017 · cloud 14% · green 43% 
14 Feb 2018 · cloud 8% · green 41% 
16 Mar 2019 · cloud 1% · green 44% 
25 Jan 2020 · cloud 0% · green 32% 
18 Feb 2021 · cloud 0% · green 54% 
14 Jan 2022 · cloud 0% · green 31% 
18 Feb 2023 · cloud 15% · green 37% 
20 Dec 2023 · cloud 1% · green 30% 24 Mar 2025 · cloud 4% · green 40%
Yearly facts
| Year | Acquired | Cloud cover | Green cover | Valid pixels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11 Mar 2017 | 14% | 43% | 100% |
| 2018 | 14 Feb 2018 | 8% | 41% | 100% |
| 2019 | 16 Mar 2019 | 1% | 44% | 100% |
| 2020 | 25 Jan 2020 | 0% | 32% | 100% |
| 2021 | 18 Feb 2021 | 0% | 54% | 100% |
| 2022 | 14 Jan 2022 | 0% | 31% | 100% |
| 2023 | 18 Feb 2023 | 15% | 37% | 100% |
| 2024 | 20 Dec 2023 | 1% | 30% | 100% |
| 2025 | 24 Mar 2025 | 4% | 40% | 100% |
Method and limits
- Sentinel-2 true colour at 10 m per pixel, so single houses are not visible.
- One clear dry-season acquisition per year; seasons and sun angle still differ slightly between years.
- Green cover is an RGB approximation of green-dominant pixels, not NDVI.
- Clouds, haze and shadows can remain in a scene even after selection.
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data, processed by MapScale.
Look at any other area
The live map shows satellite history for any box you draw, not just the places listed here.
Open satellite history on the live map