How green is Delft?

Delft has 107 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 43% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.3 °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, Delft ranks #510 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #52 of 56 in Netherlands.

107
m² green per inhabitant
43%
vegetation cover
+3.3 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
8.8
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
17.6
PM10 estimate µg/m³
22.2
NO2 estimate µg/m³
457.3
Index · #510/828
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Satellite — Delft Satellite Green cover — Delft Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Delft Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Delft NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Delft PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Delft PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #510 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
507 Giurgiu Romania 457.2
508 Zalău Romania 457.3
509 Meaux France 457.3
510 Delft Netherlands 457.3
511 Suceava Romania 457.7
512 Boadilla del Monte Spain 457.8
513 Eindhoven Netherlands 457.8

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.