How green is Šiauliai?

Šiauliai has 380 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 54% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.8 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 9.9 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Šiauliai ranks #219 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #2 of 5 in Lithuania.

380
m² green per inhabitant
54%
vegetation cover
+3.8 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
9.9
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
16.6
PM10 estimate µg/m³
13.1
NO2 estimate µg/m³
335.2
Index · #219/828
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Satellite — Šiauliai Satellite Green cover — Šiauliai Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Šiauliai Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Šiauliai NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Šiauliai PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Šiauliai PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #219 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
216 Spijkenisse Netherlands 332.7
217 Siena Italy 333.0
218 Daugavpils Latvia 333.3
219 Šiauliai Lithuania 335.2
220 Liepāja Latvia 335.3
221 Fréjus France 336.3
222 Passau Germany 336.3

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.