How green is Riga?

Riga has 227 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 51% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 7.1 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 8.2 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Riga ranks #358 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #4 of 4 in Latvia.

227
m² green per inhabitant
51%
vegetation cover
+7.1 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
8.2
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
16.3
PM10 estimate µg/m³
14.6
NO2 estimate µg/m³
395.0
Index · #358/828
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Satellite — Riga Satellite Green cover — Riga Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Riga Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Riga NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Riga PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Riga PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #358 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
355 Valence France 394.0
356 Torrent Spain 394.8
357 New York United States 395.0
358 Riga Latvia 395.0
359 Klaipėda Lithuania 395.2
360 Rovigo Italy 395.2
361 Chiclana de la Frontera Spain 395.3

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.