How green is Eger?

Eger has 4587 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 59% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 4.6 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 16.4 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Eger ranks #424 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #11 of 13 in Hungary.

4587
m² green per inhabitant
59%
vegetation cover
+4.6 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
16.4
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
20.5
PM10 estimate µg/m³
17.9
NO2 estimate µg/m³
420.8
Index · #424/828
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Satellite — Eger Satellite Green cover — Eger Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Eger Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Eger NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Eger PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Eger PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #424 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
421 Calvià Spain 419.8
422 Dordrecht Netherlands 420.0
423 Prague Czechia 420.3
424 Eger Hungary 420.8
425 Alessandria Italy 421.5
426 Leipzig Germany 421.7
427 Mediaş Romania 422.3

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.