How green is Granada?

Granada has 46 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 12% 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 10.2 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Granada ranks #661 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #98 of 130 in Spain.

46
m² green per inhabitant
12%
vegetation cover
+2.9 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
10.2
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
28.6
PM10 estimate µg/m³
16.9
NO2 estimate µg/m³
529.5
Index · #661/828
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Satellite — Granada Satellite Green cover — Granada Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Granada Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Granada NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Granada PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Granada PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #661 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
658 Torremolinos Spain 527.8
659 Chaniá Greece 528.2
660 Köln Germany 528.8
661 Granada Spain 529.5
662 Sarcelles France 530.3
663 Boulogne-Billancourt France 530.5
664 Rueil-Malmaison France 530.8

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.