How green is Lisbon?

Lisbon has 18 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 11% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 2.8 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 7.8 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Lisbon ranks #552 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #14 of 15 in Portugal.

18
m² green per inhabitant
11%
vegetation cover
+2.8 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
7.8
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
18.5
PM10 estimate µg/m³
21.1
NO2 estimate µg/m³
476.0
Index · #552/828
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Satellite — Lisbon Satellite Green cover — Lisbon Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Lisbon Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Lisbon NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Lisbon PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Lisbon PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #552 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
549 Rimini Italy 474.7
550 Chalkída Greece 474.8
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

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.