How green is Flensburg?

Flensburg has 351 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 62% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.0 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 8.1 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Flensburg ranks #66 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #19 of 103 in Germany.

351
m² green per inhabitant
62%
vegetation cover
+3.0 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
8.1
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
13.2
PM10 estimate µg/m³
9.5
NO2 estimate µg/m³
208.5
Index · #66/828
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Satellite — Flensburg Satellite Green cover — Flensburg Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Flensburg Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Flensburg NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Flensburg PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Flensburg PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #66 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
63 Limerick Ireland 197.0
64 Zwolle Netherlands 199.8
65 Pontevedra Spain 202.7
66 Flensburg Germany 208.5
67 Paderborn Germany 210.7
68 Chemnitz Germany 211.0
69 Bayreuth Germany 211.3

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.