How green is Aalborg?

Aalborg has 5244 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 66% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 1.8 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 6.8 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 6 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Aalborg ranks #7 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #2 of 11 in Denmark.

5244
m² green per inhabitant
66%
vegetation cover
+1.8 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
6.8
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
15.0
PM10 estimate µg/m³
7.6
NO2 estimate µg/m³
62.7
Index · #7/828
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Satellite — Aalborg Satellite Green cover — Aalborg Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Aalborg Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Aalborg NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Aalborg PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Aalborg PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #7 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
4 Klinteby Frihed Denmark 56.7
5 Norrköping Sweden 57.2
6 Eskilstuna Sweden 60.7
7 Aalborg Denmark 62.7
8 Kolding Denmark 64.2
9 Vejle Denmark 65.2
10 Horsens Denmark 69.3

Method and caveats

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.