How green is Bistriţa?

Bistriţa has 1453 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 79% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.8 °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, Bistriţa ranks #316 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #1 of 40 in Romania.

1453
m² green per inhabitant
79%
vegetation cover
+3.8 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
17.3
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
17.8
PM10 estimate µg/m³
17.6
NO2 estimate µg/m³
376.8
Index · #316/828
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Satellite — Bistriţa Satellite Green cover — Bistriţa Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Bistriţa Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Bistriţa NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Bistriţa PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Bistriţa PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #316 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
313 Albi France 373.8
314 Donostia / San Sebastián Spain 374.7
315 Lünen Germany 374.8
316 Bistriţa Romania 376.8
317 Münster Germany 377.3
318 Ratingen Germany 377.8
319 Trenčín Slovakia 377.8

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.