How green is Bottrop?

Bottrop has 483 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 58% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.9 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 13.0 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Bottrop ranks #505 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #87 of 103 in Germany.

483
m² green per inhabitant
58%
vegetation cover
+3.9 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
13.0
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
18.7
PM10 estimate µg/m³
23.3
NO2 estimate µg/m³
455.7
Index · #505/828
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Satellite — Bottrop Satellite Green cover — Bottrop Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Bottrop Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Bottrop NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Bottrop PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Bottrop PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #505 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
502 Lublin Poland 454.5
503 Saint-Gilles Belgium 455.3
504 Caltanissetta Italy 455.5
505 Bottrop Germany 455.7
506 Rouen France 456.2
507 Giurgiu Romania 457.2
508 Zalău Romania 457.3

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.