How green is Kaiserslautern?

Kaiserslautern has 1055 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 74% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 6.2 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 6.6 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Kaiserslautern ranks #96 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #32 of 103 in Germany.

1055
m² green per inhabitant
74%
vegetation cover
+6.2 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
6.6
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
12.6
PM10 estimate µg/m³
14.9
NO2 estimate µg/m³
237.8
Index · #96/828
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Satellite — Kaiserslautern Satellite Green cover — Kaiserslautern Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Kaiserslautern Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Kaiserslautern NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Kaiserslautern PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Kaiserslautern PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #96 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
93 Helsinki Finland 234.0
94 Almelo Netherlands 234.7
95 Alphen aan den Rijn Netherlands 235.3
96 Kaiserslautern Germany 237.8
97 Ferrol Spain 240.2
98 Saarbrücken Germany 241.0
99 Potenza Italy 242.8

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.