How green is Venlo?

Venlo has 611 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 5.0 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 12.6 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Venlo ranks #412 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #40 of 56 in Netherlands.

611
m² green per inhabitant
56%
vegetation cover
+5.0 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
12.6
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
18.0
PM10 estimate µg/m³
17.8
NO2 estimate µg/m³
417.0
Index · #412/828
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Satellite — Venlo Satellite Green cover — Venlo Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Venlo Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Venlo NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Venlo PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Venlo PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #412 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
409 Liège Belgium 415.7
410 Pécs Hungary 415.8
411 Dublin Ireland 417.0
412 Venlo Netherlands 417.0
413 Pesaro Italy 417.5
414 Piatra Neamţ Romania 417.5
415 Będzin Poland 418.0

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.