How green is Bratislava?

Bratislava has 382 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 52% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 4.8 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 13.6 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Bratislava ranks #522 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #7 of 9 in Slovakia.

382
m² green per inhabitant
52%
vegetation cover
+4.8 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
13.6
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
18.9
PM10 estimate µg/m³
17.4
NO2 estimate µg/m³
462.2
Index · #522/828
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Satellite — Bratislava Satellite Green cover — Bratislava Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Bratislava Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Bratislava NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Bratislava PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Bratislava PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #522 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
519 Bolzano Italy 461.8
520 Hagen Germany 462.0
521 Bydgoszcz Poland 462.2
522 Bratislava Slovakia 462.2
523 Gent Belgium 462.3
524 Linares Spain 462.8
525 Leszno Poland 462.8

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.