How green is Hasselt?

Hasselt has 724 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 55% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 4.1 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 10.0 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Hasselt ranks #223 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #6 of 30 in Belgium.

724
m² green per inhabitant
55%
vegetation cover
+4.1 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
10.0
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
17.7
PM10 estimate µg/m³
15.7
NO2 estimate µg/m³
336.8
Index · #223/828
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Satellite — Hasselt Satellite Green cover — Hasselt Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Hasselt Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Hasselt NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Hasselt PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Hasselt PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #223 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
220 Liepāja Latvia 335.3
221 Fréjus France 336.3
222 Passau Germany 336.3
223 Hasselt Belgium 336.8
224 Aalst Belgium 337.0
225 Trento Italy 337.2
226 Veszprém Hungary 337.7

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.