How green is Kielce?

Kielce has 357 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 63% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 4.5 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 16.7 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Kielce ranks #535 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #51 of 70 in Poland.

357
m² green per inhabitant
63%
vegetation cover
+4.5 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
16.7
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
20.3
PM10 estimate µg/m³
12.6
NO2 estimate µg/m³
466.3
Index · #535/828
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Satellite — Kielce Satellite Green cover — Kielce Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Kielce Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Kielce NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Kielce PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Kielce PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #535 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
532 Forest Belgium 465.8
533 Botoşani Romania 466.3
534 Osijek Croatia 466.3
535 Kielce Poland 466.3
536 Noisy-le-Grand France 466.7
537 Trieste Italy 467.3
538 Udine Italy 468.2

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.