How green is Braunschweig?

Braunschweig has 404 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 3.9 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 8.8 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Braunschweig ranks #152 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #51 of 103 in Germany.

404
m² green per inhabitant
52%
vegetation cover
+3.9 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
8.8
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
13.4
PM10 estimate µg/m³
15.3
NO2 estimate µg/m³
290.2
Index · #152/828
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Satellite — Braunschweig Satellite Green cover — Braunschweig Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Braunschweig Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Braunschweig NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Braunschweig PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Braunschweig PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #152 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
149 Burgos Spain 289.0
150 Aschaffenburg Germany 289.5
151 Dunaújváros Hungary 290.0
152 Braunschweig Germany 290.2
153 Narbonne France 290.2
154 Solna Sweden 291.0
155 Würzburg Germany 291.2

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.