How green is Tarragona?

Tarragona has 39 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 9% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.1 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 7.8 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Tarragona ranks #495 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #60 of 130 in Spain.

39
m² green per inhabitant
9%
vegetation cover
+3.1 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
7.8
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
17.8
PM10 estimate µg/m³
20.4
NO2 estimate µg/m³
451.8
Index · #495/828
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Satellite — Tarragona Satellite Green cover — Tarragona Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Tarragona Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Tarragona NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Tarragona PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Tarragona PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #495 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
492 Capelle aan den IJssel Netherlands 449.8
493 Reggio Calabria Italy 450.2
494 Stodůlky Czechia 450.2
495 Tarragona Spain 451.8
496 Mazara del Vallo Italy 452.3
497 Lille France 452.7
498 Roubaix France 452.8

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.