How green is Vilnius?

Vilnius has 412 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 63% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.7 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 12.4 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 7 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Vilnius ranks #250 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #3 of 5 in Lithuania.

412
m² green per inhabitant
63%
vegetation cover
+3.7 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
12.4
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
17.0
PM10 estimate µg/m³
12.8
NO2 estimate µg/m³
350.7
Index · #250/828
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Satellite — Vilnius Satellite Green cover — Vilnius Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Vilnius Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Vilnius NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Vilnius PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Vilnius PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #250 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
247 Nürnberg Germany 348.7
248 Saint-Nazaire France 349.0
249 's-Hertogenbosch Netherlands 349.7
250 Vilnius Lithuania 350.7
251 Châteauroux France 350.8
252 Salzburg Austria 351.3
253 Zaanstad Netherlands 351.5

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.