Poland — Green City Index

Ranking of 70 reviewed cities in Poland: green space per inhabitant, land surface heat and air quality from satellite and model data.

Ranking

#rank	City	Green m²/capita	Hottest zones °C	PM2.5 µg/m³	PM10 µg/m³	NO2 µg/m³	Index
1	Stargard	14120	+2.5	11.2	15.9	7.2	154.0
2	Inowrocław	7891	+2.2	15.4	19.0	8.3	227.7
3	Piła	11240	+2.8	15.4	19.3	8.1	246.5
4	Suwałki	492	+2.4	12.5	16.8	7.3	251.5
5	Świdnica	6814	+2.7	16.8	19.5	9.7	270.8
6	Gorzów Wielkopolski	356	+3.2	11.2	14.8	6.7	278.0
7	Lubin	6258	+2.9	16.6	21.1	9.8	297.2
8	Starachowice	7689	+3.2	17.3	18.7	13.3	304.5
9	Koszalin	661	+4.4	13.2	15.6	8.0	308.3
10	Racibórz	5736	+2.3	17.2	22.1	13.5	309.8
11	Tarnobrzeg	1132	+2.4	16.2	21.6	11.9	318.2
12	Jelenia Góra	1066	+4.2	13.2	18.1	9.2	320.8
13	Pabianice	4272	+2.6	16.7	22.2	13.2	321.3
14	Kędzierzyn-Koźle	5129	+2.7	17.1	21.9	13.5	322.7
15	Biała Podlaska	468	+2.8	14.6	19.9	10.2	343.8
16	Konin	468	+3.1	15.7	19.3	9.1	347.7
17	Słupsk	242	+3.7	13.1	16.2	8.0	360.2
18	Przemyśl	458	+3.9	14.8	16.9	12.5	361.3
19	Łomża	251	+2.1	14.3	21.1	8.0	365.0
20	Ostrów Wielkopolski	9079	+5.2	16.4	21.6	9.0	368.8
21	Rzeszów	354	+2.9	16.0	18.6	12.1	370.3
22	Elbląg	440	+4.2	13.1	18.4	9.2	370.5
23	Szczecin	384	+5.4	11.6	17.2	7.9	371.0
24	Gdynia	353	+4.4	13.9	17.2	7.7	378.3
25	Tarnowskie Góry	7313	+3.5	17.6	22.1	16.1	378.3
26	Bełchatów	8390	+3.4	18.1	22.9	15.8	378.7
27	Płock	319	+3.5	14.3	18.7	8.9	381.0
28	Chełm	272	+2.6	16.4	18.5	12.0	383.0
29	Zamość	218	+2.6	15.4	18.4	10.9	383.8
30	Ostrołęka	312	+3.1	14.5	20.7	8.6	391.2
31	Piotrków Trybunalski	411	+3.2	15.4	21.0	11.4	392.8
32	Olsztyn	300	+3.6	13.2	20.1	8.2	401.8
33	Jastrzębie Zdrój	534	+2.7	17.3	22.0	15.7	403.0
34	Opole	482	+3.1	16.7	21.7	13.6	406.7
35	Kalisz	251	+2.5	16.4	22.0	9.9	411.8
36	Pruszków	2329	+6.2	15.0	19.4	16.8	412.7
37	Będzin	4511	+3.1	18.7	22.8	20.4	418.0
38	Nowy Sącz	428	+4.4	15.5	19.8	11.5	425.0
39	Białystok	161	+3.3	13.6	20.1	8.3	431.2
40	Radom	226	+3.0	16.1	20.7	11.8	435.5
41	Legnica	278	+3.2	16.4	21.4	11.2	436.2
42	Poznań	234	+3.8	15.4	19.3	10.5	438.5
43	Toruń	280	+4.1	15.4	20.2	8.7	440.8
44	Włocławek	374	+5.3	16.1	19.4	9.7	444.0
45	Żory	598	+3.6	17.7	23.2	15.8	447.2
46	Lublin	206	+3.7	16.8	19.0	11.0	454.5
47	Bydgoszcz	281	+4.9	14.9	20.4	8.9	462.2
48	Leszno	164	+3.3	16.0	21.3	9.7	462.8
49	Jaworzno	1170	+3.8	18.7	22.3	20.0	463.5
50	Grudziądz	320	+4.1	14.8	24.0	9.6	463.8
51	Kielce	357	+4.5	16.7	20.3	12.6	466.3
52	Bielsko-Biala	480	+4.8	17.0	20.3	15.6	469.5
53	Rybnik	689	+4.2	18.2	23.6	16.5	475.2
54	Częstochowa	374	+3.5	17.0	22.8	16.5	478.2
55	Tarnów	355	+3.8	17.9	20.6	18.3	499.5
56	Dąbrowa Górnicza	1057	+4.3	19.1	22.8	21.0	500.2
57	Gliwice	334	+4.1	18.2	22.8	15.9	513.5
58	Mysłowice	572	+4.3	18.9	22.4	21.0	524.5
59	Piekary Śląskie	341	+3.5	18.9	22.6	21.0	533.5
60	Ruda Śląska	323	+3.6	18.9	22.7	19.8	534.3
61	Kraków	218	+3.0	18.1	21.4	21.6	536.5
62	Tychy	359	+4.4	18.7	22.0	18.8	541.0
63	Warsaw	115	+3.5	15.6	20.4	20.2	553.2
64	Zabrze	240	+3.9	18.8	22.8	18.0	554.3
65	Siemianowice Śląskie	177	+2.9	19.1	22.5	21.0	554.8
66	Katowice	374	+5.4	18.9	22.3	20.2	569.5
67	Bytom	215	+4.1	18.9	22.6	20.2	589.8
68	Sosnowiec	222	+4.2	19.0	22.6	21.7	601.8
69	Świętochłowice	105	+3.6	18.9	22.4	20.7	606.0
70	Chorzów	137	+4.3	18.9	22.4	20.9	624.0

Method and caveats

The Index combines five measurements for each city: green space per inhabitant, how hot its hottest districts get, and three air pollutants (PM2.5, PM10, NO2). A city is placed from first to last on each measurement and those places are averaged, with green space counted twice. Lower is better.

Heat is land surface temperature, not air temperature. Air quality values are model estimates. Green area is vegetation extent detected by satellite, not tree height.