How green is Mechelen?

Mechelen has 358 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 48% 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 9.6 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Mechelen ranks #382 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #16 of 30 in Belgium.

358
m² green per inhabitant
48%
vegetation cover
+4.5 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
9.6
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
17.9
PM10 estimate µg/m³
17.1
NO2 estimate µg/m³
404.3
Index · #382/828
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Satellite — Mechelen Satellite Green cover — Mechelen Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Mechelen Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Mechelen NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Mechelen PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Mechelen PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #382 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
379 Olsztyn Poland 401.8
380 Jastrzębie Zdrój Poland 403.0
381 Talavera de la Reina Spain 403.3
382 Mechelen Belgium 404.3
383 Lucca Italy 404.5
384 Gouda Netherlands 404.7
385 Brno Czechia 404.8

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.