How green is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria?

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has 2 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 1% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.1 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 7.6 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ranks #554 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #73 of 130 in Spain.

2
m² green per inhabitant
1%
vegetation cover
+3.1 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
7.6
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
27.6
PM10 estimate µg/m³
9.0
NO2 estimate µg/m³
477.0
Index · #554/828
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Satellite — Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Satellite Green cover — Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Las Palmas de Gran Canaria NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Las Palmas de Gran Canaria PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Las Palmas de Gran Canaria PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #554 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
551 Rybnik Poland 475.2
552 Lisbon Portugal 476.0
553 Marsala Italy 476.2
554 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain 477.0
555 Altamura Italy 477.2
556 Alcalá de Guadaira Spain 477.3
557 El Ejido Spain 477.8

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.