How green is Wilhelmshaven?

Wilhelmshaven has 809 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 68% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.5 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 8.6 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Wilhelmshaven ranks #72 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #23 of 103 in Germany.

809
m² green per inhabitant
68%
vegetation cover
+3.5 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
8.6
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
15.4
PM10 estimate µg/m³
11.2
NO2 estimate µg/m³
212.8
Index · #72/828
Open interactive map

City maps

Satellite — Wilhelmshaven Satellite Green cover — Wilhelmshaven Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Wilhelmshaven Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Wilhelmshaven NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Wilhelmshaven PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Wilhelmshaven PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #72 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
69 Bayreuth Germany 211.3
70 Apeldoorn Netherlands 212.2
71 Namur Belgium 212.3
72 Wilhelmshaven Germany 212.8
73 Brandenburg an der Havel Germany 216.2
74 Ulm Germany 216.8
75 Opava Czechia 217.2

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.