How green is Linköping?

Linköping has 7489 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 85% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 5.2 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 4.8 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 7 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Linköping ranks #45 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #15 of 22 in Sweden.

7489
m² green per inhabitant
85%
vegetation cover
+5.2 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
4.8
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
12.2
PM10 estimate µg/m³
8.2
NO2 estimate µg/m³
150.5
Index · #45/828
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Satellite — Linköping Satellite Green cover — Linköping Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Linköping Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Linköping NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Linköping PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Linköping PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #45 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
42 Konstanz Germany 144.0
43 Tampere Finland 146.5
44 Växjö Sweden 149.0
45 Linköping Sweden 150.5
46 Kuopio Finland 152.7
47 Örebro Sweden 153.7
48 Stargard Poland 154.0

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.