How green is Borås?
Borås has 10970 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 85% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 2.4 °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 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Borås ranks #16 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #6 of 22 in Sweden.
10970
m² green per inhabitant
85%
vegetation cover
+2.4 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
6.8
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
13.0
PM10 estimate µg/m³
12.4
NO2 estimate µg/m³
81.0
Index · #16/828
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Nearby in the rankings
This city is at position #16 of 828 worldwide.
| #rank | City | Country | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Halmstad | Sweden | 75.0 |
| 14 | Salo | Finland | 75.8 |
| 15 | Narva | Estonia | 76.0 |
| 16 | Borås | Sweden | 81.0 |
| 17 | Turku | Finland | 86.8 |
| 18 | Norderstedt | Germany | 87.8 |
| 19 | Siegen | Germany | 89.2 |
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.