How green is Plovdiv?

Plovdiv has 39 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 16% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 2.4 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 16.1 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Plovdiv ranks #780 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #7 of 7 in Bulgaria.

39
m² green per inhabitant
16%
vegetation cover
+2.4 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
16.1
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
23.3
PM10 estimate µg/m³
28.8
NO2 estimate µg/m³
615.0
Index · #780/828
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Satellite — Plovdiv Satellite Green cover — Plovdiv Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Plovdiv Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Plovdiv NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Plovdiv PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Plovdiv PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #780 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
777 Mataró Spain 605.0
778 Świętochłowice Poland 606.0
779 Khalándrion Greece 612.3
780 Plovdiv Bulgaria 615.0
781 Marseille France 615.7
782 Bucharest Romania 620.5
783 Guidonia Montecelio Italy 620.7

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.