How green is Parma?

Parma has 345 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 26% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 2.3 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 14.7 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Parma ranks #478 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #40 of 115 in Italy.

345
m² green per inhabitant
26%
vegetation cover
+2.3 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
14.7
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
19.8
PM10 estimate µg/m³
23.2
NO2 estimate µg/m³
444.0
Index · #478/828
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Satellite — Parma Satellite Green cover — Parma Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Parma Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Parma NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Parma PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Parma PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #478 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
475 Campiña Spain 443.5
476 Włocławek Poland 444.0
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

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.