How green is Rotterdam?

Rotterdam has 62 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 24% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 7.0 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 8.9 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Rotterdam ranks #709 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #56 of 56 in Netherlands.

62
m² green per inhabitant
24%
vegetation cover
+7.0 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
8.9
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
17.9
PM10 estimate µg/m³
21.9
NO2 estimate µg/m³
553.2
Index · #709/828
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Satellite — Rotterdam Satellite Green cover — Rotterdam Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Rotterdam Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Rotterdam NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Rotterdam PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Rotterdam PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #709 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
706 Clichy France 551.8
707 Ivry-sur-Seine France 551.8
708 Braşov Romania 552.2
709 Rotterdam Netherlands 553.2
710 Warsaw Poland 553.2
711 Zabrze Poland 554.3
712 Santa Lucía Spain 554.8

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.