How green is Elche?

Elche has 34 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 3% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 1.8 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 6.6 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Elche ranks #214 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #18 of 130 in Spain.

34
m² green per inhabitant
3%
vegetation cover
+1.8 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
6.6
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
17.3
PM10 estimate µg/m³
13.9
NO2 estimate µg/m³
332.2
Index · #214/828
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Satellite — Elche Satellite Green cover — Elche Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Elche Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Elche NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Elche PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Elche PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #214 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
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
217 Siena Italy 333.0

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.