How green is Bydgoszcz?

Bydgoszcz has 281 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 54% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 4.9 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 14.9 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Bydgoszcz ranks #521 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #47 of 70 in Poland.

281
m² green per inhabitant
54%
vegetation cover
+4.9 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
14.9
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
20.4
PM10 estimate µg/m³
8.9
NO2 estimate µg/m³
462.2
Index · #521/828
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Satellite — Bydgoszcz Satellite Green cover — Bydgoszcz Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Bydgoszcz Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Bydgoszcz NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Bydgoszcz PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Bydgoszcz PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #521 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
518 Paterna Spain 461.3
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

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.