How green is Groningen?

Groningen has 546 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 70% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.4 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 7.0 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Groningen ranks #81 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #10 of 56 in Netherlands.

546
m² green per inhabitant
70%
vegetation cover
+3.4 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
7.0
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
16.2
PM10 estimate µg/m³
12.7
NO2 estimate µg/m³
224.5
Index · #81/828
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Satellite — Groningen Satellite Green cover — Groningen Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Groningen Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Groningen NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Groningen PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Groningen PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #81 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
78 Stralsund Germany 219.3
79 Tournai Belgium 221.7
80 Hardenberg Netherlands 223.8
81 Groningen Netherlands 224.5
82 Göteborg Sweden 225.3
83 Odense Denmark 225.7
84 Zadar Croatia 226.8

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.