How green is Kaunas?

Kaunas has 250 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 50% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.8 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 12.6 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Kaunas ranks #342 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #4 of 5 in Lithuania.

250
m² green per inhabitant
50%
vegetation cover
+3.8 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
12.6
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
16.5
PM10 estimate µg/m³
12.8
NO2 estimate µg/m³
390.5
Index · #342/828
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Satellite — Kaunas Satellite Green cover — Kaunas Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Kaunas Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Kaunas NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Kaunas PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Kaunas PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #342 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
339 Malmö Sweden 386.8
340 Savona Italy 387.8
341 La Rochelle France 389.8
342 Kaunas Lithuania 390.5
343 Ostrołęka Poland 391.2
344 Estepona Spain 391.7
345 Vila Nova de Gaia Portugal 391.8

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.