How green is Charleroi?

Charleroi has 231 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 46% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 4.2 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 8.9 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Charleroi ranks #276 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #10 of 30 in Belgium.

231
m² green per inhabitant
46%
vegetation cover
+4.2 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
8.9
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
14.0
PM10 estimate µg/m³
16.4
NO2 estimate µg/m³
360.0
Index · #276/828
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Satellite — Charleroi Satellite Green cover — Charleroi Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Charleroi Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Charleroi NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Charleroi PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Charleroi PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #276 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
273 Gandia Spain 359.3
274 Olbia Italy 359.5
275 Arezzo Italy 359.7
276 Charleroi Belgium 360.0
277 Słupsk Poland 360.2
278 Metz France 360.5
279 Przemyśl Poland 361.3

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.