How green is Ostend?

Ostend has 168 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 28% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.2 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 10.7 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Ostend ranks #455 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #21 of 30 in Belgium.

168
m² green per inhabitant
28%
vegetation cover
+3.2 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
10.7
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
17.9
PM10 estimate µg/m³
18.1
NO2 estimate µg/m³
437.2
Index · #455/828
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Satellite — Ostend Satellite Green cover — Ostend Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Ostend Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Ostend NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Ostend PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Ostend PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #455 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
452 Martin Slovakia 435.7
453 Benevento Italy 435.8
454 Legnica Poland 436.2
455 Ostend Belgium 437.2
456 Tourcoing France 437.3
457 Banská Bystrica Slovakia 438.3
458 Poznań Poland 438.5

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.