How green is Catania?

Catania has 41 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 7% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 2.5 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 12.0 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Catania ranks #696 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #72 of 115 in Italy.

41
m² green per inhabitant
7%
vegetation cover
+2.5 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
12.0
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
21.9
PM10 estimate µg/m³
21.3
NO2 estimate µg/m³
547.7
Index · #696/828
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Satellite — Catania Satellite Green cover — Catania Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Catania Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Catania NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Catania PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Catania PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #696 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
693 Aubervilliers France 547.0
694 Levallois-Perret France 547.3
695 Cerdanyola del Vallès Spain 547.3
696 Catania Italy 547.7
697 Oberhausen Germany 548.3
698 Getafe Spain 549.8
699 Valdemoro Spain 549.8

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.