How green is Ruse?

Ruse has 1185 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 38% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 2.9 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 16.4 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Ruse ranks #203 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #1 of 7 in Bulgaria.

1185
m² green per inhabitant
38%
vegetation cover
+2.9 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
16.4
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
15.0
PM10 estimate µg/m³
20.5
NO2 estimate µg/m³
323.7
Index · #203/828
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Satellite — Ruse Satellite Green cover — Ruse Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Ruse Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Ruse NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Ruse PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Ruse PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #203 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
200 Oosterhout Netherlands 322.0
201 Kędzierzyn-Koźle Poland 322.7
202 Viersen Germany 323.3
203 Ruse Bulgaria 323.7
204 Ponferrada Spain 324.3
205 Regensburg Germany 325.0
206 Aveiro Portugal 325.2

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.