How green is Sint-Niklaas?

Sint-Niklaas has 583 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 50% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.4 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 9.7 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Sint-Niklaas ranks #264 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #9 of 30 in Belgium.

583
m² green per inhabitant
50%
vegetation cover
+3.4 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
9.7
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
18.4
PM10 estimate µg/m³
19.1
NO2 estimate µg/m³
355.8
Index · #264/828
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Satellite — Sint-Niklaas Satellite Green cover — Sint-Niklaas Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Sint-Niklaas Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Sint-Niklaas NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Sint-Niklaas PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Sint-Niklaas PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #264 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
261 Évreux France 353.7
262 Halle (Saale) Germany 354.0
263 León Spain 355.5
264 Sint-Niklaas Belgium 355.8
265 Massa Italy 356.3
266 Amiens France 356.5
267 Cuenca Spain 356.5

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.