How green is Potsdam?

Potsdam has 604 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 64% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.8 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 10.4 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Potsdam ranks #143 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #49 of 103 in Germany.

604
m² green per inhabitant
64%
vegetation cover
+3.8 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
10.4
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
15.1
PM10 estimate µg/m³
13.0
NO2 estimate µg/m³
285.8
Index · #143/828
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Satellite — Potsdam Satellite Green cover — Potsdam Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Potsdam Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Potsdam NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Potsdam PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Potsdam PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #143 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
140 Panevėžys Lithuania 281.7
141 La Louvière Belgium 283.0
142 Washington, D.C. United States 283.5
143 Potsdam Germany 285.8
144 Kladno Czechia 286.0
145 Almere Stad Netherlands 287.8
146 Utrera Spain 288.5

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.