How green is Košice?

Košice has 310 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 80% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 5.6 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 15.9 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Košice ranks #649 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #9 of 9 in Slovakia.

310
m² green per inhabitant
80%
vegetation cover
+5.6 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
15.9
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
20.6
PM10 estimate µg/m³
16.1
NO2 estimate µg/m³
518.5
Index · #649/828
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Satellite — Košice Satellite Green cover — Košice Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Košice Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Košice NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Košice PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Košice PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #649 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
646 Wuppertal Germany 516.0
647 Fuengirola Spain 516.8
648 Lyon France 518.0
649 Košice Slovakia 518.5
650 Schiedam Netherlands 519.2
651 Burgas Bulgaria 520.2
652 La Línea de la Concepción Spain 521.7

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.