How green is Anderlecht?

Anderlecht has 32 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 29% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 4.0 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 9.6 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Anderlecht ranks #593 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #28 of 30 in Belgium.

32
m² green per inhabitant
29%
vegetation cover
+4.0 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
9.6
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
16.0
PM10 estimate µg/m³
18.4
NO2 estimate µg/m³
494.8
Index · #593/828
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Satellite — Anderlecht Satellite Green cover — Anderlecht Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Anderlecht Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Anderlecht NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Anderlecht PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Anderlecht PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #593 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
590 Hunedoara Romania 492.5
591 Roman Romania 493.2
592 Valletta Malta 493.5
593 Anderlecht Belgium 494.8
594 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean Belgium 495.3
595 Brussels Belgium 496.0
596 Buzău Romania 496.5

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.