How green is Gouda?

Gouda has 80 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 32% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 2.9 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 8.9 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Gouda ranks #384 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #37 of 56 in Netherlands.

80
m² green per inhabitant
32%
vegetation cover
+2.9 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
8.9
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
16.7
PM10 estimate µg/m³
17.9
NO2 estimate µg/m³
404.7
Index · #384/828
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Satellite — Gouda Satellite Green cover — Gouda Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Gouda Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Gouda NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Gouda PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Gouda PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #384 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
381 Talavera de la Reina Spain 403.3
382 Mechelen Belgium 404.3
383 Lucca Italy 404.5
384 Gouda Netherlands 404.7
385 Brno Czechia 404.8
386 Le Mans France 405.7
387 Opole Poland 406.7

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.