How green is Nijmegen?

Nijmegen has 111 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 35% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.5 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 9.9 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Nijmegen ranks #480 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #50 of 56 in Netherlands.

111
m² green per inhabitant
35%
vegetation cover
+3.5 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
9.9
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
17.2
PM10 estimate µg/m³
17.5
NO2 estimate µg/m³
444.3
Index · #480/828
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Satellite — Nijmegen Satellite Green cover — Nijmegen Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Nijmegen Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Nijmegen NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Nijmegen PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Nijmegen PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #480 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
477 Crotone Italy 444.0
478 Parma Italy 444.0
479 Ludwigshafen am Rhein Germany 444.3
480 Nijmegen Netherlands 444.3
481 Manfredonia Italy 445.2
482 Cergy France 445.8
483 Prešov Slovakia 445.8

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.