How green is Prague?

Prague has 124 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 36% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.5 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 10.5 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Prague ranks #423 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #8 of 11 in Czechia.

124
m² green per inhabitant
36%
vegetation cover
+3.5 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
10.5
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
17.4
PM10 estimate µg/m³
14.6
NO2 estimate µg/m³
420.3
Index · #423/828
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Satellite — Prague Satellite Green cover — Prague Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Prague Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Prague NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Prague PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Prague PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #423 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
420 Toledo Spain 419.5
421 Calvià Spain 419.8
422 Dordrecht Netherlands 420.0
423 Prague Czechia 420.3
424 Eger Hungary 420.8
425 Alessandria Italy 421.5
426 Leipzig Germany 421.7

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.