How green is Sosnowiec?

Sosnowiec has 222 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 56% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 4.2 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 19.0 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Sosnowiec ranks #772 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #68 of 70 in Poland.

222
m² green per inhabitant
56%
vegetation cover
+4.2 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
19.0
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
22.6
PM10 estimate µg/m³
21.7
NO2 estimate µg/m³
601.8
Index · #772/828
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Satellite — Sosnowiec Satellite Green cover — Sosnowiec Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Sosnowiec Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Sosnowiec NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Sosnowiec PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Sosnowiec PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #772 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
769 Craiova Romania 599.8
770 Pantin France 600.0
771 Turin Italy 601.0
772 Sosnowiec Poland 601.8
773 Agía Paraskeví Greece 602.7
774 Piteşti Romania 602.7
775 Barcelona Spain 603.7

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.