How green is Ploieşti?

Ploieşti has 66 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 20% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 6.2 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 16.8 µg/m³. Overall, Ploieşti ranks #814 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #39 of 40 in Romania.

66
m² green per inhabitant
20%
vegetation cover
+6.2 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
16.8
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
19.7
PM10 estimate µg/m³
24.8
NO2 estimate µg/m³
665.7
Index · #814/828
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Satellite — Ploieşti Satellite Green cover — Ploieşti Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Ploieşti Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Ploieşti NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Ploieşti PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Ploieşti PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #814 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
811 Petroúpolis Greece 660.3
812 Athens Greece 660.3
813 Milan Italy 660.3
814 Ploieşti Romania 665.7
815 Thessaloníki Greece 666.2
816 Peristéri Greece 667.5
817 Výronas Greece 667.8

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.