How green is Kolding?

Kolding has 6550 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 67% 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 8.2 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Kolding ranks #8 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #3 of 11 in Denmark.

6550
m² green per inhabitant
67%
vegetation cover
+1.6 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
8.2
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
13.7
PM10 estimate µg/m³
7.4
NO2 estimate µg/m³
64.2
Index · #8/828
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Satellite — Kolding Satellite Green cover — Kolding Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Kolding Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Kolding NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Kolding PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Kolding PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #8 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
5 Norrköping Sweden 57.2
6 Eskilstuna Sweden 60.7
7 Aalborg Denmark 62.7
8 Kolding Denmark 64.2
9 Vejle Denmark 65.2
10 Horsens Denmark 69.3
11 Esbjerg Denmark 69.7

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.