How green is Piacenza?

Piacenza has 388 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 4.5 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 18.0 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Piacenza ranks #687 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #70 of 115 in Italy.

388
m² green per inhabitant
35%
vegetation cover
+4.5 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
18.0
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
19.3
PM10 estimate µg/m³
24.8
NO2 estimate µg/m³
543.7
Index · #687/828
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Satellite — Piacenza Satellite Green cover — Piacenza Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Piacenza Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Piacenza NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Piacenza PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Piacenza PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #687 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
684 Parla Spain 541.3
685 Iaşi Romania 542.0
686 Zagreb Croatia 543.7
687 Piacenza Italy 543.7
688 Valencia Spain 544.2
689 Florence Italy 544.5
690 Bacău Romania 544.7

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.