How green is Gent?

Gent has 197 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 35% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.8 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 9.9 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Gent ranks #523 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #25 of 30 in Belgium.

197
m² green per inhabitant
35%
vegetation cover
+3.8 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
9.9
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
18.5
PM10 estimate µg/m³
18.8
NO2 estimate µg/m³
462.3
Index · #523/828
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Satellite — Gent Satellite Green cover — Gent Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Gent Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Gent NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Gent PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Gent PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #523 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
520 Hagen Germany 462.0
521 Bydgoszcz Poland 462.2
522 Bratislava Slovakia 462.2
523 Gent Belgium 462.3
524 Linares Spain 462.8
525 Leszno Poland 462.8
526 Mijas Spain 463.0

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.