How green is Leeuwarden?

Leeuwarden has 1595 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 2.7 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 6.7 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Leeuwarden ranks #29 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #2 of 56 in Netherlands.

1595
m² green per inhabitant
80%
vegetation cover
+2.7 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
6.7
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
14.1
PM10 estimate µg/m³
12.4
NO2 estimate µg/m³
122.8
Index · #29/828
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Satellite — Leeuwarden Satellite Green cover — Leeuwarden Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Leeuwarden Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Leeuwarden NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Leeuwarden PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Leeuwarden PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #29 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
26 Södertälje Sweden 101.2
27 Uppsala Sweden 111.3
28 Emmen Netherlands 115.5
29 Leeuwarden Netherlands 122.8
30 Wetzlar Germany 124.0
31 Plauen Germany 125.5
32 Emden Germany 129.2

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.