How green is Osnabrück?

Osnabrück has 405 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 56% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.8 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 9.4 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Osnabrück ranks #207 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #63 of 103 in Germany.

405
m² green per inhabitant
56%
vegetation cover
+3.8 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
9.4
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
15.0
PM10 estimate µg/m³
17.2
NO2 estimate µg/m³
325.3
Index · #207/828
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Satellite — Osnabrück Satellite Green cover — Osnabrück Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Osnabrück Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Osnabrück NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Osnabrück PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Osnabrück PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #207 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
204 Ponferrada Spain 324.3
205 Regensburg Germany 325.0
206 Aveiro Portugal 325.2
207 Osnabrück Germany 325.3
208 Bergisch Gladbach Germany 327.2
209 Hoorn Netherlands 327.3
210 Frederiksberg Denmark 327.5

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.