How green is Odense?

Odense has 1005 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 60% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 7.4 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 8.2 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Odense ranks #83 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #8 of 11 in Denmark.

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m² green per inhabitant
60%
vegetation cover
+7.4 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
8.2
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
13.2
PM10 estimate µg/m³
6.2
NO2 estimate µg/m³
225.7
Index · #83/828
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Satellite — Odense Satellite Green cover — Odense Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Odense Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Odense NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Odense PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Odense PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #83 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
80 Hardenberg Netherlands 223.8
81 Groningen Netherlands 224.5
82 Göteborg Sweden 225.3
83 Odense Denmark 225.7
84 Zadar Croatia 226.8
85 Neumünster Germany 227.0
86 Inowrocław Poland 227.7

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.