How green is Ancona?

Ancona has 505 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 37% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 2.9 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 13.6 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Ancona ranks #431 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #31 of 115 in Italy.

505
m² green per inhabitant
37%
vegetation cover
+2.9 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
13.6
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
21.0
PM10 estimate µg/m³
20.9
NO2 estimate µg/m³
425.2
Index · #431/828
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Satellite — Ancona Satellite Green cover — Ancona Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Ancona Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Ancona NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Ancona PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Ancona PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #431 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
428 Vaslui Romania 423.8
429 Haarlem Netherlands 424.3
430 Nowy Sącz Poland 425.0
431 Ancona Italy 425.2
432 Chodov Czechia 426.3
433 Lamezia Terme Italy 426.5
434 Debrecen Hungary 427.5

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.