How green is Kortrijk?

Kortrijk has 504 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 44% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 4.2 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 11.0 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Kortrijk ranks #296 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #12 of 30 in Belgium.

504
m² green per inhabitant
44%
vegetation cover
+4.2 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
11.0
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
17.3
PM10 estimate µg/m³
15.7
NO2 estimate µg/m³
366.5
Index · #296/828
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Satellite — Kortrijk Satellite Green cover — Kortrijk Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Kortrijk Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Kortrijk NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Kortrijk PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Kortrijk PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #296 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
293 Pistoia Italy 365.8
294 Witten Germany 366.0
295 Grosseto Italy 366.3
296 Kortrijk Belgium 366.5
297 Guadalajara Spain 366.7
298 Tatabánya Hungary 366.8
299 Szeged Hungary 367.3

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.