How green is Liepāja?

Liepāja has 485 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 59% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 4.5 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 10.6 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Liepāja ranks #220 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #3 of 4 in Latvia.

485
m² green per inhabitant
59%
vegetation cover
+4.5 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
10.6
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
17.1
PM10 estimate µg/m³
9.3
NO2 estimate µg/m³
335.3
Index · #220/828
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Satellite — Liepāja Satellite Green cover — Liepāja Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Liepāja Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Liepāja NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Liepāja PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Liepāja PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #220 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
217 Siena Italy 333.0
218 Daugavpils Latvia 333.3
219 Šiauliai Lithuania 335.2
220 Liepāja Latvia 335.3
221 Fréjus France 336.3
222 Passau Germany 336.3
223 Hasselt Belgium 336.8

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.