How green is Gävle?

Gävle has 18815 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 86% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.1 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 4.2 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Gävle ranks #12 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #4 of 22 in Sweden.

18815
m² green per inhabitant
86%
vegetation cover
+3.1 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
4.2
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
8.7
PM10 estimate µg/m³
10.6
NO2 estimate µg/m³
74.8
Index · #12/828
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Satellite — Gävle Satellite Green cover — Gävle Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Gävle Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Gävle NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Gävle PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Gävle PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #12 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
9 Vejle Denmark 65.2
10 Horsens Denmark 69.3
11 Esbjerg Denmark 69.7
12 Gävle Sweden 74.8
13 Halmstad Sweden 75.0
14 Salo Finland 75.8
15 Narva Estonia 76.0

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.