How green is Kiel?

Kiel has 273 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 61% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.6 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 8.4 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Kiel ranks #115 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #39 of 103 in Germany.

273
m² green per inhabitant
61%
vegetation cover
+3.6 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
8.4
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
13.7
PM10 estimate µg/m³
8.3
NO2 estimate µg/m³
260.0
Index · #115/828
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Satellite — Kiel Satellite Green cover — Kiel Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Kiel Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Kiel NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Kiel PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Kiel PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #115 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
112 Zamora Spain 254.2
113 Enschede Netherlands 259.0
114 Zeist Netherlands 259.0
115 Kiel Germany 260.0
116 Neustadt an der Weinstraße Germany 261.3
117 Pforzheim Germany 262.3
118 Bamberg Germany 264.0

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.