How green is Tallinn?

Tallinn has 159 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 49% 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 5.1 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Tallinn ranks #131 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #2 of 2 in Estonia.

159
m² green per inhabitant
49%
vegetation cover
+4.2 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
5.1
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
11.8
PM10 estimate µg/m³
7.2
NO2 estimate µg/m³
277.7
Index · #131/828
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Satellite — Tallinn Satellite Green cover — Tallinn Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Tallinn Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Tallinn NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Tallinn PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Tallinn PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #131 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
128 Gütersloh Germany 273.0
129 Kassel Germany 274.8
130 Ingolstadt Germany 276.3
131 Tallinn Estonia 277.7
132 Gorzów Wielkopolski Poland 278.0
133 Sassari Italy 278.0
134 Bourges France 278.8

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.