How green is Roskilde?

Roskilde has 1872 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 46% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 2.5 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 7.9 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Roskilde ranks #22 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #7 of 11 in Denmark.

1872
m² green per inhabitant
46%
vegetation cover
+2.5 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
7.9
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
13.3
PM10 estimate µg/m³
6.1
NO2 estimate µg/m³
95.0
Index · #22/828
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Satellite — Roskilde Satellite Green cover — Roskilde Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Roskilde Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Roskilde NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Roskilde PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Roskilde PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #22 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
19 Siegen Germany 89.2
20 Nordhorn Germany 92.3
21 Västerås Sweden 94.5
22 Roskilde Denmark 95.0
23 Wolfenbüttel Germany 97.5
24 Täby Sweden 100.2
25 Lüneburg Germany 100.7

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.