How green is Lyon?

Lyon has 16 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 18% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 2.9 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 10.0 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Lyon ranks #648 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #89 of 115 in France.

16
m² green per inhabitant
18%
vegetation cover
+2.9 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
10.0
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
17.0
PM10 estimate µg/m³
22.8
NO2 estimate µg/m³
518.0
Index · #648/828
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Satellite — Lyon Satellite Green cover — Lyon Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Lyon Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Lyon NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Lyon PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Lyon PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #648 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
645 Arganda Spain 515.8
646 Wuppertal Germany 516.0
647 Fuengirola Spain 516.8
648 Lyon France 518.0
649 Košice Slovakia 518.5
650 Schiedam Netherlands 519.2
651 Burgas Bulgaria 520.2

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.