How green is Ixelles?

Ixelles has 9 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 13% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 1.6 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 9.4 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Ixelles ranks #439 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #19 of 30 in Belgium.

9
m² green per inhabitant
13%
vegetation cover
+1.6 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
9.4
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
15.7
PM10 estimate µg/m³
19.1
NO2 estimate µg/m³
428.5
Index · #439/828
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Satellite — Ixelles Satellite Green cover — Ixelles Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Ixelles Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Ixelles NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Ixelles PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Ixelles PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #439 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
436 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert Belgium 427.8
437 Avignon France 427.8
438 Veenendaal Netherlands 428.3
439 Ixelles Belgium 428.5
440 Amsterdam Netherlands 428.7
441 Latina Italy 429.5
442 Žilina Slovakia 430.0

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.