How green is Ratingen?

Ratingen has 2348 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 53% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.9 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 12.5 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 7 years, 2019 to 2025. Overall, Ratingen ranks #318 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #77 of 103 in Germany.

2348
m² green per inhabitant
53%
vegetation cover
+3.9 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
12.5
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
18.0
PM10 estimate µg/m³
22.4
NO2 estimate µg/m³
377.8
Index · #318/828
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Satellite — Ratingen Satellite Green cover — Ratingen Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Ratingen Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Ratingen NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Ratingen PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Ratingen PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #318 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
315 Lünen Germany 374.8
316 Bistriţa Romania 376.8
317 Münster Germany 377.3
318 Ratingen Germany 377.8
319 Trenčín Slovakia 377.8
320 Saint-Étienne France 378.2
321 Gdynia Poland 378.3

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.