How green is Gelsenkirchen?

Gelsenkirchen has 188 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 48% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.9 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 13.0 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Gelsenkirchen ranks #674 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #102 of 103 in Germany.

188
m² green per inhabitant
48%
vegetation cover
+3.9 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
13.0
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
18.9
PM10 estimate µg/m³
23.7
NO2 estimate µg/m³
534.8
Index · #674/828
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Satellite — Gelsenkirchen Satellite Green cover — Gelsenkirchen Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Gelsenkirchen Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Gelsenkirchen NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Gelsenkirchen PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Gelsenkirchen PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #674 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
671 San Fernando Spain 534.0
672 Ruda Śląska Poland 534.3
673 Bagheria Italy 534.5
674 Gelsenkirchen Germany 534.8
675 Târgu Jiu Romania 535.5
676 Kraków Poland 536.5
677 Asnières-sur-Seine France 536.8

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.