How green is Freiburg?

Freiburg has 516 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 5.0 °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, Freiburg ranks #138 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #48 of 103 in Germany.

516
m² green per inhabitant
72%
vegetation cover
+5.0 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
6.6
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
14.3
PM10 estimate µg/m³
16.0
NO2 estimate µg/m³
280.8
Index · #138/828
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Satellite — Freiburg Satellite Green cover — Freiburg Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Freiburg Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Freiburg NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Freiburg PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Freiburg PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #138 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
135 Charleville-Mézières France 279.2
136 Saint-Brieuc France 279.2
137 Győr Hungary 280.7
138 Freiburg Germany 280.8
139 Cork Ireland 280.8
140 Panevėžys Lithuania 281.7
141 La Louvière Belgium 283.0

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.