How green is Emmen?

Emmen has 4133 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 72% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 2.2 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 9.0 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Emmen ranks #28 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #1 of 56 in Netherlands.

4133
m² green per inhabitant
72%
vegetation cover
+2.2 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
9.0
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
13.3
PM10 estimate µg/m³
10.2
NO2 estimate µg/m³
115.5
Index · #28/828
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Satellite — Emmen Satellite Green cover — Emmen Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Emmen Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Emmen NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Emmen PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Emmen PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #28 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
25 Lüneburg Germany 100.7
26 Södertälje Sweden 101.2
27 Uppsala Sweden 111.3
28 Emmen Netherlands 115.5
29 Leeuwarden Netherlands 122.8
30 Wetzlar Germany 124.0
31 Plauen Germany 125.5

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.