How green is Cottbus?

Cottbus has 838 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 47% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 4.1 °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, Cottbus ranks #213 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #65 of 103 in Germany.

838
m² green per inhabitant
47%
vegetation cover
+4.1 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
12.0
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
17.1
PM10 estimate µg/m³
14.6
NO2 estimate µg/m³
330.7
Index · #213/828
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Satellite — Cottbus Satellite Green cover — Cottbus Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Cottbus Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Cottbus NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Cottbus PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Cottbus PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #213 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
210 Frederiksberg Denmark 327.5
211 Békéscsaba Hungary 328.3
212 Castelló de la Plana Spain 328.5
213 Cottbus Germany 330.7
214 Elche Spain 332.2
215 Koblenz Germany 332.2
216 Spijkenisse Netherlands 332.7

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.