How green is Bârlad?

Bârlad has 49 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 22% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 2.0 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 17.3 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Bârlad ranks #621 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #22 of 40 in Romania.

49
m² green per inhabitant
22%
vegetation cover
+2.0 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
17.3
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
19.0
PM10 estimate µg/m³
18.1
NO2 estimate µg/m³
506.2
Index · #621/828
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Satellite — Bârlad Satellite Green cover — Bârlad Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Bârlad Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Bârlad NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Bârlad PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Bârlad PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #621 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
618 Krefeld Germany 504.8
619 Fontenay-sous-Bois France 505.8
620 Varese Italy 506.0
621 Bârlad Romania 506.2
622 Treviso Italy 507.2
623 Râmnicu Vâlcea Romania 507.7
624 Algeciras Spain 508.5

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.